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?HIS BOOK, representing, as it does, 
many hours of earnest work, the 
expenditure of much time, and pa- 
tient delving into all of the genea- 
logical records to be found at the 
present time bearing upon this subject, is dedicated 
to my son, Richard Losee Harrington. 

I trust his life may be one of usefulness to society, 
and that the records of his life's work mav reflect 
credit upon the Harrington family in general and 
upon himself and the writer of these few intro- 
ductory remarks in particular. 

EUGENE W. HARRINGTON. 



Dated, Buffalo, New York, 

November 1st, 1907. 



(BmtnUisitnl ^nnxh of % l^arnugtott 
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UST TWENTY-TWO years from 
the time when the Pilgrim 
Fathers landed at Plymouth — to 
wit — in the year 1642 — Robert 
Harrington, an Englishman by 
^r/^Ses^WV^ birth, came to Watertown, ]\Ias- 
JCSl^^^ sachusetts. 

Mr. Bond, in his History of 
Watertown, written in 18G0, (to which I am indebted 
for much valuable information), speaks of Robert 
Harrington as a probable kinsman of Thomas Hast- 
ings, one of the very earliest settlers of Massachusetts, 
and a freeman of Watertown. He says: "His name 
is the last on the list of proprietors made out in 
1642-44. He then owned a homestall given him 
by Thomas Hastings. This gift renders it prob- 
able that he was a kinsman of Deacon Hastings." 
In 1649 he married Susanna George, who was 
born in 1632, and died July 6th, 1694. He died 
May 17th, 1707. On the 27th of May, 1663, 
Robert Harrington was admitted a freeman, and 
was thereafter chosen as selectman of Watertown 
for the years 1679, 81, 82, 83, 85, 91, 92, 93, 94, 
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be seen that he took an active interest in the affairs 
of the town in which he hved and died, and that 
no better evidence can be obtained as to the value 
of his ser\ices than is shown by the fact of his hav- 
ing been so continuously chosen selectman for 
almost twenty years prior to his death. From 
all of the data, it is quite certain that Robert Har- 
rington, when he came to Watertown, was a poor 
man, and that the first property which he owned 
was that given to him by Thomas Hastings about 
the year 1644. At the time of his death, he was 
possessed of a considerable estate, and the inven- 
tory filed with his will shows him to be the owner 
of six hundred forty-two and one half acres of land; 
the appraised value of which is seven hundred 
seventeen pounds. In his will, which is dated 
January 1st, 1704, he mentions his sons John, 
Daniel, Benjamin, Samuel, Thomas, Edward (to 
whom he gave his homestead), and his daughters 
Susanna Beers, Mary Bemis, and Sarah Winship. 
Mr. Bond mentioned the name of Richard Har- 
rington, who lived there as early as 1643, and says 
that he has failed to discover any record of the mar- 
riage of Richard Harrington, or that he left any child- 
ren him sur\dving. It may, therefore, be taken as rea- 
sonably certain that the Harrington family of America 
started with Robert Harrington of Watertown as the 
original ancestor. 

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Mr. Hudson, in his History of Lexington, also says : 
**The name of Harrington is found in almost every 
town in New England, and it is probable that most, 
if not all of them, descended from, or, at least, were 
relatives of, Robert Harrington of Watertown. He had 
a numerous family, who were widely dispersed. He 
came from England, where many of his children 
were born." 

As Hudson's History of Lexington was written eight 
years after Dr. Bond's History of Watertown, he was 
enabled to find many records of our family, showing 
its relation to the early history of the Massachusetts 
Bay Colony and the State of Massachusetts, which 
Dr. Bond was, perhaps, unable to secure. 

In addition to making reference to particular 
members of the various branches of the Harrington 
family, I have concluded that it is best to furnish 
a complete record of the family, as shown by the 
genealogical register of Mr. Hudson and Dr. Bond, 
and to supplement this record with the data which 
I have been able to obtain as a result of most patient 
research, all of which, though in some instances 
disconnected, will afford every member of this family 
some opportunity, at least, of discovering with reason- 
able certainty their antecedents, and furnish them 
a basis from which to start in the compilation of 
personal family records for the guidance of future 
generations. 

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George Harrington, from whom our Lexing- 
ton Harrington descended, was probably a son 
or brother of Robert. He married Susanna 

, and had, as was common in those 

days, a large family of thirteen children. He 
resided in Watertown. Two of his grand- 
children settled in Lexington. 

2 Susanna, born August 18, 1649; married 
February 9, 1661, John Cutting. 

3 John, born August 24, 1651; died August 
24, 1741. 

4 Robert, born August 31, 1653; probably 
died young. 

5 George, born November 24, 1655. He be- 
longed to Captain Wadsworth's company, and 
was killed by the Indians at Lancaster, 1675. 

6 Daniel, born November 1, 1657; admitted 
freeman 1690. 

7 Joseph, born December 28, 1659, admitted 
freeman 1690. 

8 Benjamin, born June 26, 1662; died 1724. 

9 Mary, born January 12, 1664; married about 
1680, John Bemis, and had fourteen children. 

10 Thomas, born April 20, 1665; admitted free- 
man 1690. 

11 Samuel, bom December 18, 1666. 

12 Edward, born March 2, 1669. 

13 Sarah, born March 10, 1671; married 
November 24, 1687, Joseph Winship, of Cam- 
bridge. 

14 David, born June 1, 1673; died March 11, 
1675. 



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John Harrington, married November 17, 1681, 
Hannah Winter, daughter of John Winter, Jr., 
of Watertown, but afterwards of Cambridge 
Farms. She died July 17, 1741, and he died 
August 24, 1741, in that part of Watertown 
now Waltham. 

15 Hannah, born August 9, 1682; married April 
29, 1703, Eleazer Hammond, of Newton. 

16 John, born October, 1684; married April 12, 
1705, Elizabeth Cutter, of Cambridge Farms. 

17 Mary, born May 11, 1687; married March 8, 
1709, Thomas Hammond. 

18 Lydia, baptized March 2, 1690. 

19 James, baptized April 2, 1695. 

19^ Patience, baptized October 10, 1697. 



Daniel Harrington, married October 18, 1681, 
Sarah Whitney. She died June 8, 1720, and he 
married, second, October 25, 1720, Elizabeth, 
widow of Captain Benjamin Garfield, and daugh- 
ter of Mathew and Anna Bridge, of Cambridge. 

20 Daniel, born February 24, 1684; died young. 

21 Robert, born July 2, 1686; married Novem- 
ber 15, 1711, Anna Harrington. 

22 Daniel, born July 10, 1687. 

23 Jonathan, born March 21, 1690; married 
February 28, 1724, Elizabeth Bigelow. 

24 Joseph, born February 4, 1691. 

25 Sarah, bom October 28, 1693; married June 
11, 1711, Nathaniel Livermore. 

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John Harrington, married April 12, 1705, Eliza- 
beth Cutter, then of Cambridge Farms, but now 
of Lexington, where he settled. His name 
appears upon our records for the first time in 
1713, when John Harrington appeared before 
the selectmen, and offered on certain conditions 
to give the right of way across his land. His 
residence must have been easterly of Hancock 
Hill, near the residence of the late Joseph Fiske. 
He died November 29, 1750. Some articles in 
the inventory of his estate show the fashions 
of the day — " Leather britches, a new dark wigg, 
sundry old wiggs, yarn leggens, pistols, warming 
pan, wooden plates." 

26 Richard, born September 26, 1707. 

27 Moses, born January 6, 1710, died January 
11, 1787. 

28 Henry, bom January 8, 1712. 

29 John, born March 22, 1714; died August 29, 
1750. 

30 Hannah, baptized in Watertown, February 
20, 1715. 

31 William, born February 4, 1717; died Sep- 
tember 28, 1717. 

32 Abigail, born December 4, 1718; married 
March 1, 1738, John Palls, of Townsend. 

33 Caleb, born July 13, 1721; died 1747. 



Robert Harrington married November 15, 1711, 
Anna Harrington, of Watertown, daughter of 
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blacksmith, and settled in Lexington on the 
main street, near the present residence of P. P. 
Pierce. His name first appears upon our church 
records in 1712, when Samuel Harrington was 
baptized, his father Robert owning the covenant. 
He was chosen a fence viewer in 1713, so he 
must have been a permanent resident at that 
time. He died February 5, 1774, aged 89, and 
she died October 16, 1777, aged 85. He was 
cousin to John, who came to Lexington from 
Watertown about the same time. These two were 
the ancestors of the numerous family of Harring- 
tons which afterwards appear on our records, 

34 Samuel, born July 28, 1712; died September 
29, 1712. 

35 Samuel, born April 15, 1714. 

36 Anna, born June 2, and baptized in Water- 
town, June 10, 1716. She married her cousin, 
Rev. Timothy Harrington. He was settled at 
Swanzey, N. H. That towai was destroyed by 
the Indians, April 2, 1747, and he was the next 
year settled at Lancaster, Mass., where he died 
May 17, 1778. 

37 Robert, born April 26, 1719; married Abi- 
gail Mason. 

38 Jonathan, bom May 21, 1723. 

39 Grace, baptized December 4, 1729; died 
April 10, 1759, unmarried. 



Richard Harrington married Abigail . 

He resided on Adams Street, near where George 
F. Chapman now resides. 

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40 Ebenezer, born March 16, 1733; probably 
died young. 

41 Thankful, born January 16, 1734; died un- 
married. 

42 Thaddeus, born September 9, 1736. En- 
rolled in Captain Parker's Company, 1775. 

43 Hannah, born March 8, 1738. 

44 Ephraim, born March 2, 1739; died October 
20, 1742. 

45 Nathan, born December 25, 1740. 

46 Ebenezer, born March 16, 1743. 

47 Solomon, born January 27, 1746; died No- 
vember 12, 1750. 

48 Stephen, born May 23, 174S. 

49 Simeon, born July 8, 1750. 

50 Seth, born October 30, 1752. 

51 Abigail, born August 9, 1754. 



Moses Harrington married Martha 



who was admitted to the church June 2, 1734. 
We learn by tradition that he had several chil- 
dren, though the records are silent upon the 
subject. He died January 11, 1787. It is 
said that he had Moses, Betsey, and Caleb, the 
latter of whom was the Caleb Harrington who 
was killed on the Common on the 19th of April, 
1775. He is said to have been about twenty- 
five years of age at the time of his death. Bet- 
sey married first, Ebenezer White, and, second, 
Thomas Cutler. 



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Henry Harrington married June 4, 1735, Sarah 
Laiighton, daughter of Deacon John and Sarah 
Laughton. She died in childbed, May 16, 1760, 

and he married, second, Abigail , the 

widow of Ebenezer Blodgett. She lived to a 
great age, and was a woman of great peculiar- 
ities, Henry Harrington resided under the 
hill, near the residence of Mr. Hutchinson. He 
died December 25, 1791, aged 80; she died Jan- 
uary 23, 1820, aged 94. 

52 Sarah, bom September 17, 1735; married 
May 28, 1755, Thomas Winship. 

53 Henry, born August 27, 1737; married Octo- 
ber 25, 1759, Ruth Blodgett. 

54 Jeremiah, born about 1741; married Decem- 
ber 21, 1769, Sarah Locke. 

55 John, born about 1743; married Mary 
\^'ootten. 

56 Jonathan, bom about 1745; married Ruth 
Fiske. 

57 Thomas, bom about 1748, married Lucy 
Perry. 

58 Elizabeth, born September 17, 1750; mar- 
ried Nathan Mimroe. 

59 William, bom March 18, 1752; died June 
20, 1778, in smallpox hospital. 

60 Moses, bom March 22, 1754; married Mary 
Reed. 

61 Mary, born April 19, 1756; married Newell 
Reed, of Worcester Precinct, October 16, 1777. 

62 Ebenezer, born May 15, 1760; married 
September 4, 1788, Mrs. Sarah Johnson. 

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Robert Harrington married Abigail Mason, 
daughter of Daniel and Experience Mason, of 
Newton. They were admitted to the church in 
Lexington, August 11, 1745. She died August 
25, 1778, aged 57, and he married April 16, 1781 , 
widow Chloe Trask. He died May 30, 1793, 
aged 74. He filled many tovm. offices, and bore 
the dignified title of Ensign Harrington. He 
was one of the selectmen in 1752, and was re- 
elected to that station some twelve or fourteen 
years, and was chairman of the board in the 
eventful period of the Re^'olution, when many 
important duties devolved upon him. He was 
also many years a magistrate, and represented 
the to\Mi four years in the General Court. 

63 Thaddeus, born September 9, 1736; married 
September 20, 1764, Lydia Porter, of Worces- 
ter. 

64 Daniel, born May 25, 1739; married Anna 
Munroe. 

65 Annaritte, baptized August 12, 1744; prob- 
ably died young. 

66 Betty, bom May 23, 1745; died October 27, 
1745. 

67 Elizabeth, bom September 6, 1747; married 
Samuel Smith. 

68 Abigail, bom December 23, 1749 ; died young. 

69 Abigail, bom August 9, 1754; married Dr. 
Davis Fiske. 

70 Abijah, bom February 7, 1761; married first, 
Polly Raymond; and, second, widow Locke. 



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Jonathan Harrington married August 1, 1750, 
Mrs. Abigail Dunster. She died June 30, 1776, 
and he married second, Mrs. Lydia MuIIiken, 
widow of Nathaniel Mulliken. He died Septem- 
ber 14, 1809, aged 87; and she died November 
13, 1783, aged 57. He was several years select- 
man, and was one of the committee of corre- 
spondence in 1778, in the midst of the Re\'olution. 
He was a true son of liberty, and was found on 
the 19th of April at the post of danger. 

71 Rebecca, born February 17, 1751; married 
August 31, 1769, Edmund Munroe. 

72 Mary, born April 11, 1753. 

73 Anna, bom February 19, 1756; married April 
21, 1778, Cally Newell. 

74 Jonathan, bom July 8, 1758; married Novem- 
ber 19, 1777, Sally Banks. 

75 Charles, bom November 15, 1760; died 
December 24, 1761. 

76 Charles, born March 24, 1763; married 
December 18, 1786, Mary Brown. 

77 Solomon, bom February 22, 1766; married 
Polly Bent. 

78 Peter, baptized July 26, 1772; married Lydia 
Loring. 



Henry Harrington married October 25, 1759, 
Ruth Blodgett, daughter of Joseph Blodgett. 
They were admitted to the church June 2, 1763. 
He was a soldier in the French War in 1756 
and 1758. 

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79 Henry, born May 25, 1760; married March 
13, 1783, Ainity Pierce. 

80 Rebecca, bom July 12, 1762; married Amos 
Stickney, of Tewkesbury. 

81 Samuel, born October 3, 1764; married Aug- 
ust 27, 1788, Mary Stimpson. 

82 Isaac, born August 11, 1766; married Polly 
Farrer, of Lincoln. 

83 Sarah, bom May 16, 1769; died unmarried. 

84 Polly, born August 10, 1771; married John 
Dunkley, of CharlestoT\Ti. 

85 Ruth, born August 30, 1773; married Novem- 
ber 20, 1793, Robert Mullett, of West Cambridge. 



Jeremiah Harrington married December 21, 
1769, Sarah Locke, daughter of Joseph and Sarah 
Locke, bom August 23, 1746. She died January 
12, 1813; he died December 11, 1818. He served 
in the French War in 1762. Tradition says he 
had three daughters, but there is no record of 
their birth. Sally Harrington, one of them, 
married December 30, 1793, Edward Blacking- 
ton, of Cambridge. 

86 Joseph, born February 16, 1770; married 
Lucy Russell. 

87 Benjamin, bom May 4, 1772 ; married October 
1, 1792, Elizabeth Frost, of West Cambridge, 
and moved to Bedford, where he died. 

88 Jonathan, born October 27, 1777; married 
November 10, 1799, Ruth Britten, of Shrews- 
bury. He died June 9, 1821. They resided 
in Medford. ^ 

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John Harrington married December 3, 1763, 
Mary Wootten, daughter of John Wootten, an 
Englishman. Captain Wootten was a ship- 
master, and made twenty-two voyages to Sur- 
inam. He was of Captain Parker's company, 
and met the British on the 19th of April. He 
was subsequently a lieutenant in the militia. 
He moved with his family to Deering, N. H., 
about 1783. His children, being young, left 
town with him. 

89 Abigail, bom March 3, 1763; married 1781, 
William Munroe, Jr. 



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Sarah, born February 17, 1766. 
John, bom February 1, 1770. 
Stephen, bom November 22, 1774. 
William, born November 21, 1779. 
Rebecca, bom May 3, 1781. 



Jonathan Harrington married, February 13, 
1766, Ruth Fiske, daughter of Dr. Robert Fiske, 
by widow Grover. After the death of her hus- 
band, she married, February 18, 1777, John 
Smith, of Boston. He was one of the gallant 
band who stood forth in defence of freedom 
on the 19th of April, 1775, and was one who 
fell that morning, a victim to British oppression. 
He was about thirty-two years of age at the 
time of his death. 

95 Jonathan, bom October 25, 1766; died 
October 14, 1776. 

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Thomas Harrington married Lucy Perry, of 
Bedford, July 4, 1771. We find no record of 
his family except the birth of one child. He is 
said to have ''moved into the country." What 
time he left Lexington we cannot say; his name 
is upon the tax bill in 1776, but is omitted in 1778. 

96 Elizabeth, bom December 19, 1773. 



Moses Harrington married, April 28, 1774, Mary 
Reed, daughter of William and Susanna Reed. 
They were admitted to the church, June 15, 1776. 
She died October 22, 1822, aged 71. He was 
one of the minute men who served with the gal- 
lant Parker at the first dawn of Independence. 

97 Sarah, baptized, August 25, 1776; married 
Thaddeus Hall, of Chelmsford. 

98 Mary, baptized June 21, 1778; married 
November 30, 1792, Joseph White. 

99 Caleb, bom July 6, 1779; went to Charles- 
to"UTi, married Dorcas Frost. 

100 Betsey, bom April 26, 1782; died unmarried. 

101 Moses, born May 2, 1785; died unmarried 
May 11, 1821. 

102 William, born September 7, 1789. 

103 Oliver, bom April 26, 1791; died in the poor- 
house, unmamed, October 25, 1834. 

104 Edmund, born February 21, 1794; left town 
and never returned. 



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Ebenezer Harrington married September 4, 
1788, Mrs. Sarah Johnson. She died November 
29, 1819, aged 65. He died May 7, 1846, aged 86 . 

105 Ebenezer, born June 22, 1789; died un- 
married. 

106 Hannah, bom February 24, 1791; married 
Pierce, of Acton. 

107 Simeon, bom February 27, 1793; died un- 
married at the South. 

108 Kezia, born August 30, 1795; married April 
8, 1815, Otis Locke. 

109 Susanna, bom July 24, 1798; married Jan- 
uary 1, 1823, John Hadley. 



Thaddeus Harrington married September 20, 
1764, Lydia Porter of Worcester. They were 
admitted to the church April 22, 1771. He was 
one of the brave men who participated in the 
battle of Lexington. She died January, 1821. 

110 Thaddeus, born January 3, 1765; died young. 

111 Fanny, born June 20, 1769; died young. 

112 Arethusa, baptized October 20, 1771; mar- 
ried February 25, 1792, George Whitehead. 

113 Fanny, baptized April 23, 1772; married 
June 26, 1796, Seth Reed. 

114 Robert, baptized May 28, 1775; moved to 
Boston, died in Cambridgeport. 

115 Asa, baptized May 4, 1777; went to New 
York. 



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116 Lewis, baptized May 30, 1779; married Sarah 
Dudley, of Concord. 

117 Lydia, baptized March 11, 1781; married 
Seth Reed, husband of her sister Fanny, deceased. 

118 Andrew, bom ; lived in Boston 

and died there, aged 44. 



Daniel Harrington married May 8, 1760, Anna 
Munroe, daughter of Robert and Ann (Stone) 
Munroe, who was bom August 30, 1740. She 
died October 19, 1811, aged 71; he died Septem- 
ber 27, 1818, aged 79. Daniel Harrington was 
clerk of Captain Parker's Company, and par- 
ticipated with them in the dangers and glories 
of the memorable 19th of April, 1775. He was 
a prominent man in the place, and filled various 
posts of honor and trust. He was selectman 
1779, 1785, 1786. 

119 Levi, born November 9, 1760; married July 
27, 1784, Rebecca Mulliken. 

120 Nathan, bom April 29, 1762; married Eliza- 
beth Phelps; died June 28, 1837. 

121 Daniel, born October 17, 1764; died young. 

122 Anna, born February 3, 1766; married Thomas 
Winship, and died July 13, 1821, aged 55. 

123 David, bom June 10, 1768; died July 26, 
1795, aged 27. 

124 Grace, bom March 17, 1770; married Abner 
Pierce, July 22, 1792; died August 1842. 

125 Betty, bom February 1, 1772; married Janu- 
ary 25, 1799, James Bruce, of Wobum. 

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126 EusEBiA, born January 20, 1774; died Octo- 
ber 5, 1775. 

127 EusEBiA, born February 13, 1776; married 
March 7, 1800, Joseph Underwood, and died 
December 22, 1859, aged 82. 

128 IsANNA, baptized January 31, 1779; married 
January 11, 1801, Timothy Page, of Bedford. 

129 Lydia, baptized December 10, 1780; died un- 
married September 26, 1803, aged 23. 



Abijah Harrington married April 21, 1784, 
Polly Raymond. She died February 27, 1822, 
and he married December 14, 1823, Mary Locke, 
widow of Asa B. Locke. He died without issue, 
December 31, 1852, aged 91. Though Abijah 
Harrington was too young (being but 13 years 
of age) to take part in the events of the mem- 
orable 19th of April, 1775, he was attracted 
by the march of the king's troops, and came 
to the Common immediately after their depart- 
ure for Concord, and saw in the road where the 
British troops stood at the time of the firing, a 
quantity of blood upon the ground, and so is 
a good witness that the fire of the British was 
returned, and with effect, by the Americans. 



Jonathan Harrington married November 14, 
1782, Sally Banks. She died July 28, 1847, 
aged 85. 

130 Harry, born March 10, 1783. He was a sea 
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131 Polly, bom May 23, 1786; married June 22, 
1811, Payson Perrin, of Boston. 

132 Abigail, bom November 13, 1787; died March 
23, 1858, unmarried. 

133 Pitt, bom July 6, 1790. He entered the 
army 1812 and never returned. 

134 Jonathan, bom June 4, 1793; died March, 
1856, unmarried. 

135 William, born March 12, 1797; died unmar- 
ried. 

136 More, bom June 23, 1801; died September 
16, 1802. 



Charles Harrington married December 18, 1786, 
Mary Brown, daughter of Francis Brown. He 
died January 28, 1856, aged 93; she died Janu- 
ary 9, 1843, aged 77. 

137 Mary, bom January 9, 1787; married June 
5, 1811, Stephen Robbins, Jr. 

138 Susanna, born September 4, 1789; died , 

1857, unmarried. 

139 Betsey, bom January 10, 1796; married Wal- 
ter R. Mason, lived at Cambridge, then moved 
to New Hampshire. 

140 Charles, bom April 10, 1798; married Sarah 
H. Wade, September 6, 1840. 

141 Elmira, born September 6, 1801; married 
November 28, 1824, Hazen Elliott. 

142 Clarrisa, born ; married Deceni- 

ber 3, 1835, S. H. Elliott, brother of her sister's 
husband. 

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Solomon Harrington married Polly Bent, daugh- 
ter of David Bent. She died May 10, 1809, 
aged 40. He died May 9, 1845, aged 79. 

143 Charles, born December 25, 1787. He fol- 
lowed the sea, where he probably died. 

144 David, born January 2, 1790; married Decem- 
ber 6, 1810, Elizabeth Francis. 

145 James, born August 4, 1792; died unmarried. 

146 Solomon, born February 13, 1795; married 
February 6, 1820, Betsey Dudley. 

147 Abigail More, born February 12, 1801; 
married David Constantine, and resided at 
Bedford. 

148 Irene, born December 1, 1803; married 
James Haywood and resided at Billerica. 



Peter Harrington married Lydia Loring. He 
died January 23, 1816, aged 43. He lived in 
Lexington till about 1811, when he moved to 
Salem, where he dir' He was captain of the 
Lexington artillery, .and was promoted to the 
lieutenant-co lonelcy . 

149 Matilda, born April 5, 1799; married 

Hastings, and died at Springfield. 

150 Isaac B. Clarke, born September 2, 1800. 
He left town and died unmarried. 

151 Adeline, born September 24, 1802. She 
resided at East Cambridge, 

152 Lorenzo, born August 10, 1804. He resided 
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153 Peter, bom September 21, 1807; he died at 
East Cambridge. 

154 Emeline, bom December 21, 1809; married 
Benjamin Reed, and resided in Chelsea. 

155 Julian, born March 29, 1812; married 

Bowsway; was killed by falling downstairs at 
East Cambridge. 

156 Elizabeth, bom ; married George 

Dale, and resided at East Cambridge. 



Henry Harrington, 3d, married March 13, 1783, 
Amity Pierce. They had several children. 
They resided first at Boston, and afterwards 
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Samuel Harrington married August 29, 1788, 
Mary Stimpson. He probably left tOTVTi at the 
time of his marriage, as his name, which was on 
the tax bill in 1788, disappears the following 
year. Neither the tovm. or church records make 
any mention of him or his family after his 
marriage. 



Isaac Harrington married October 21, 1798, 
Polly Farrer, of Lincoln. He died April 2, 1863, 
aged 97 years, 8 months. The record of the 
family is very imperfect. 

157 Isaac, bom March 7, 1799. He enlisted in 
the United States service in the War of 1812; 
went to Louisiana and never returned. 

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54 86 



158 Betsey, born November 22, 1800; married 
Emory Garfield. He died, and she married, sec- 
ond, Benjamin Gleason. 

159 Hiram, bom May 23, 1802; married Sarah 
Fiske. 

160 Maria, born September 9, 1803; married 
Isaiah Tay, of Burlington. 

161 Zadock, born ; married Almira 

Fiske. She died, and he married, second, Al- 
mira Morton; she died, and he married, third, 
Hannah Russell. He resided in Billerica. 

162 Almira, born ; married William 

Alurt, and moved to Vermont. 

163 Daniel, born ; married in Bil- 
lerica, where he resided. 

164 Abel, born , married in Billerica, 

where he resided. 

165 Sally, born 



; married 

Richardson, moved to Andover and died. 
166 Priscilla, born ; died young. 



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Joseph Harrington married March 27, 1792, 
Lucy Russell, daughter of Philip Russell. He 
died January 12, 1829. 

167 Susan, born November 23, 1792; died Decem- 
ber 14, 1792. 

168 Joseph, born May 1, 1794; he went to Con- 
cord when a lad, where he married May 3, 1821, 
Mary Snow, and had issue. 

169 John, born June 6, 1796; died June 4, 1804. 



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63 



116 



116 



170 Lucy, bom November 28, 1798; married 
October 20, 1829, William Grover. 

171 Jonas, born November 7, 1800; died Sep- 
tember 16, 1802. 

172 Mary, bom September 19, 1803; died Aug- 
ust 4, 1828, unmarried. 

173 Lydia, bom February 10, 1806; married 
February 10, 1828, Daniel Kinneston. 

174 Nehemiah, born March 14, 1808; married 
December 11, 1845, Sophia Woodbury, of New 
Hampshire. He resided in Lexington. 

175 Emily, bom August 13, 1810; died March 
22, 1828. 

176 Stephen, bom May 9, 1812; married March, 
1832, Maria E. Hall, and resided in Somerville, 
and died January 21, 1868. 



Lewis Harrington married August 31, 1806, 
Sarah Dudley, of Concord. He died September, 
1829, aged 50; she died November 10, 1858, 
aged 71. 



177 Lucy Ann, bom 



married Seth 



S. Bennett, March 19, 1826. They moved to 
Providence, where she died. 

178 Mary R., bom ; married William 

Wyman, of Worcester, resided in Medford. 

179 Jonas, bom 1810; married Susan Pierce, 
daughter of Ebenezer and Nabby (Brown) 
Pierce. He died July 5, 1857; she died April 
16, 1856. They left two children : first, Emma 
J., bom 1845; second, Oren C, bom May 31, 1851. 

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64 



119 



; married. Elijah 



180 Sarah E., bom 

Gossom, and died September 3, 1858. 

181 Hannah M.,bom ; married George 

Todd, of Charlestown. 

182 Cyrus D., bom 1820; married Rebecca Frost 
of West Cambridge where he died. 

183 Frances A., bom ; married April 

23, 1846, Loring S. Pierce. 



119 



Levi Harrington married July 27, 1784, Rebecca 
Mulliken, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia. 
She died September 5, 1820; he died July 26, 
1846, aged 86. They were admitted to the 
church April 22, 1787. 

184 Nathaniel, bom January 3, 1786; married 
November 30, 1815, Clarissa Mead. 

185 Nancy, bom January 3, 1788; as late as 1867, 
living unmarried. 

186 Fanny, bom April 1, 1792; married Horace 
Skilton, of Bedford, October 29, 1820. 

187 Rebecca, born October 28, 1794; married 
Daniel Hastings, of Boston, November 4, 1823. 

188 Dennis, born October 7, 1796; died August 
11, 1840, unmarried. 

189 Hiram, born May 15, 1799; married January 
22, 1825, Julia A. Lane. 

190 Sophia, born August 25, 1801; married 
December 12, 1822, Harrison G. O. Munroe, 
of Boston. 

191 Bowen, lK)rn August 6, 1803; married Decem- 
I ber 20, 1832, Elizabeth P. Ward. 

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64 



76 



120 



120 



140 



77 



Nathan Harrington married Elizabeth Phelps, 
of Andover. He lived many years in Worcester, 
then returned to Lexington, where he died 
September 27, 1818. 

192 Betsey, bom April 27, 1788; married October 
17, 1813, William Chandler. 

193 Dorcas, bom June 25 1790; married Joshua 
P. Frothingham, Charlestown. 

194 Nathan, bom Febmary 29, 1792; married 
Martha I. Mead. 

195 Tryphena, bom August 25, 1794; died 
November 12, 1853, unmarried. 

196 Daniel, born August 26, 1796; married Han- 
nah Jacobs. 

197 Anna, bom November 24, 1799; married 
Addison Gage. December 27, 1832. He resided 
in West Cambridge, and was extensively engaged 
in the ice trade. 

198 Increase S., bom September 6, 1802; mar- 
ried December 12, 1826, Eliza Maynard. He 
died February 18, 1848. 

199 Abijah, bom September 3, 1804; he lived in 
Lexington, unmarried. 



144 



Charles Harrington married September 6, 1840, 
Sarah H. Wade, of Lowell, born September 6, 
1810. He had no children. 



David Harrington married December 6, 1810, 
Elizabeth Francis. 

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19 



144 



146 



184 



200 Sylvester, born May 1, 1811; married May, 
1841, Mary Ann Robinson, daughter of Jacob 
and Hannah (Simmonds) Robinson. 

201 Mary B., born January 18, 1816; married 
May 14, 1835, Charles J. Adams. They resided 
at East Cambridge, where he was the keeper of 
the house of correction. 

202 Charles S., born November 10, 1831; died 
January 4, 1838. 



Solomon Harrington married February 6, 1820, 
Betsey Dudley, daughter of Nathan and Sarah 
Dudley, born June 1, 1798. He resided in Lex- 
ington, then moved to Boston, and subsequently 
to Brookline, where he died June 5, 1858. 



184 



Nathaniel Harrington married November 30, 
1815, Clarissa Mead, daughter of Josiah. He 
died January 8, 1839, and she died February 16, 
1866, aged 76. 

203 Franklin M., bom June 6, 1817; has been 
twice married. 

204 Ellen M., born July 1, 1819. 

205 Edwin, born February 21, 1821; married 
November 27, 1845, Eunice E. More, of Sudbury, 
bom April 29, 1824. Tliey resided in Sudbury. 

206 Clarissa, born December 8, 1822; married 
April 29, 1845, Samuel B. Rindge, of East Cam- 
bridge, where they resided. 

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119 



119 



189 



191 



207 Nathaniel, bom September 23, 1824. 

208 Larkin, bom April 17, 1826; married Novem- 
ber 23, 1851, Mary W. Langley. He resided in 
Medford, now in New Hampshire. 

209 Andrew, bom April 21, 1828; married De- 
cember 29, 1853, Mary J. Rainey, resided at 
Galesburg, Illinois. 

210 Rebecca, bom June 12, 1830; died May 7, 
1832. 

211 Elizabeth W., bom October 14, 1833. 



Hiram Harrington married January 22, 1825, 
Julia A. C. Lane. They had three children: 
first and second died young; third, Hiram 
Augustus. He moved to lUuiois, where he 
died March 16, 1859. 



191 



Bo WEN Harrington married December 20, 1832, 
Elizabeth P. Ward, of Boston, daughter of 
William and Mary Ward, bom December 20, 
1811. She died May 9, 1863, aged 51. He was 
a justice of the peace. 

212 Mary W., bom November 24, 1834; married 
June 9, 1864, Gershom Swan, and had Charles 
Ward, bom July 26, 1866. 

213 Charles B., bom January 23, 1837. He 
enlisted in 1861 in the Massachusetts Volunteers 
for three years, came home on a furlough, being 
in ill health, and died of disease contracted in 
the service, September 5, 1862. 

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120 



120 



184 



194 



194 



196 



203 



203 



214 William H., bom May 30, 1840. He resides 
in Illinois. 

215 George D., born July 17, 1843. He served 
three years in the Army of the Potomac, in the 
late rebellion. 



Nathan Harrington married February 1, 1824, 
Martha I. Mead, daughter of Josiah Mead. She 
died June 26, 1835. He died November 14, 
1843. He was a captain in the Lexington 
artillery. 

216 Caroline M., born October 1, 1829. 

217 Elvira M., bom February 18, 1832. 



Daniel Harrington married December 15, 1824, 
Hannah Jacobs. He died October 5, 1826, aged 
30. She married Brooks. 



Franklin M. Harrington married June 2, 1847 
Susan Wiley, of Ashby. She died February 
20, 1858, and he married April 16, 1859, Mrs. 
Susan Turner. 

218 Fannie W., born December 29, 1851. 

219 Martha M., born December 8, 1853. 

220 Ellen E., bom Februaiy 15, 1856. 



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The HARRINGTON F A M I L Y 

This record, taken largely from Mr. Hudson's History of 
Lexington, I have supplemented by a complete reproduction 
of the record found in Dr. Bond's History of Watertown. 
There are few members of the Harrington family, if any, who 
cannot trace their lineage to some of the earlier families 
whose records are here given in full. 



?l|amngt0tt (^tnxn^tm, ^rrtngton, Arrittglon) 

Robert Harrington. His name is the last on the list 
of proprietors, made out 1642-44. He then owned a home- 
stall, "given him by Thomas Hastings." This gift renders 
it probable that he was a kinsman of Deacon Hastings. He 
was admitted fi*eeman May 27, 1663, and he married October 
1, 1649 (?48), Susanna George, bom 1632, who died July 
6, 1694, and he died May 7, 1707. In his will dated January 
1, 1704-5 (the day before the third marriage of his daughter 
Susanna), he mentions his sons John, Daniel, Benjamin, 
Samuel, Thomas, Edward (his "youngest son," to whom 
he gave his homestead), and daughters, Susanna Beers, 
Mary Bemis, Sarah Winship; Joseph, son of "my son Joseph, 
deceased," and daughter-in-law Joanna Ward, late wife of 
his son Joseph. His inventory mentions sixteen lots of 
land, amounting to 642^ acres, and appraised at £717. 
December 24, 1684, he bought of Jeremiah Dummer, a gold- 
smith, of Boston, and Anna, his wife, for £90, the west or 
southwest half (250 acres) of the Oldham Farm, where 
some of his descendants have continued to reside until the 
present time. It was bounded west by Joseph Garfield; 
north by Richard Cutting, widow Sarah Fiske, and said 

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(6raur nf iluUirrt Waniiujitnu 

of lUatmtiuim 



T h e H A RRI N G T O N F A M I L Y 



Garfield; east by Abraham Gale and John Gale; south by 
Charles River. September 28, 1685, he gave to his son Joseph 
55 acres of land, which he had bought of Simon Cool- 
edge, January 29, 1679-80, which he (S. C.) had bought of 
Simon Stone, and which he (S. S.) had bought of the widow 
and heirs of the Reverend Henry Green, to whom it had been 
granted by the town. It is very probable that all the families 
of the name of Harrington in New England are descended 
from Robert, of Watertown. They are very numerous and 
widely dispersed. There was a Richard Harrington, or 
Arrington, of Charlestown, in 1643; but I have not dis- 
covered that he left any descendants bearing his name, or 
that he was related to Robert. 



Abraham Errington, of Cambridge, admitted to full 
communion, March 27, 1663; married Rebecca, daughter of 
Robert Cutler of Charlestown. She had been admitted to 
full communion some time before. Children: 1, Rebecca; 2, 
Hannah; 3, Sarah; all baptized previous to 1660; 4, Mary, 
baptized January 13, 1660; Abraham, baptized November 
8, 1663. I have discovered no further information respect- 
ing this family. 



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35 

40 

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52 



3 
4 
5 



6 

7 

8 
9 

10 

11 
12 
13 



Children op 
George and Susanna Harrington. 

1 Susanna, bom August 18, 1649; married Feb- 
ruary 9, 1671, John Cutting, by whom she had 
seven children. He died July 18, 1689; and she 
married, second, April 21, 1690, Eleazer Beers, 
who died December 5, 1691; and she married, 
third, January 2, 1704-05, Peter Cloyes, of 
Framingham. (This Eleazer Beers was a son 
and the administrator of Captain Richard Beers.) 

2 John, bom August 24, 1651; died August 24, 
1741. 

3 Robert, bom August 31, 1653; probably 
died young. 

4 George, bom November 24, 1655. He be- 
longed to Captain Wadsworth's company, and 
was killed by the Indians at Lancaster, Febru- 
ary, 1675-6. 

5 Daniel, bom November 1, 1657; admitted 
freeman April 18, 1690; died April 19, 1728. 

6 Joseph, born December 28, 1659; admitted 
freeman April 18, 1690. 

7 Benjamin, born January 26, 1661-2; died 1724. 

8 Mary, bom January 12, 1663-4; married 
about 1680, John Bemis. Fourteen children. 

9 Thomas, bom April 20, 1665; admitted free- 
man April 18, 1690; died March 29, 1712. 

10 Samuel, bom December 18, 1666. 

11 Edward, bom March 2, 1668-9. 

12 Sarah, bom March 10, 1670-1; died Novem- 
ber 28, 1710; married November 24, 1687, 
Joseph Winship, Jr., of Cambridge. 

13 David, bom June 1, 1673; died March 11, 1675. 

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(II) John Harrington married November 17, 
1681, Hannah Winter, daughter of John Winter, 
Jr., of Watertown, afterwards Cambridge Farms. 
She died July 17, 1741, and he died August 
24, 1741, in Waltham. 

1 Hannah, bom August 9, 1682; married April 
29, 1703, Eleazer Hammond, of Newton. 

2 John, bom October, 1684; married April 12, 
1705, Elizabeth Cutter, of Cambridge Farms 
(Lexington) where he settled. Children: 

1 Richard, bom September 26, 1707. 

2 Moses, bom January 6, 1709-10. 

3 Henry, bom January 8, 1711-12. 

4 John, bom March 22, 1713-14. 

5 (?) Hannah, baptized in WatertoTvn, Feb- 
ruary 20, 1714-15. 

6 William, bom February 4, 1716-17. 

7 Abigail, born December 14, 1718; married 
March 1, 1738, John Palls, of ToTSTisend. 

8 Caleb, bom July 13, 1721. 

3 Mary, born May 11, 1687; married March 8, 
1708-9, Thomas Hammond. Nine children. 

4 Lydia, baptized March 2, 1689-90. 

5 George. (?) 

6 James, bom April 2, 1695. 

7 Patience, baptized October 10, 1697. 

8 Ann, baptized March 31, 1700; married 
November 10, 1720, Samuel Cutter, of Lexington. 

9 Sarah, bom March 6, 1701-2. 

10 Ruth, bom January 24, 1704-5; married 
1725-6, Jonathan Bullard. 

11 JosiAH, bom June 12, 1709. 

12 Joshua, bom June 12, 1709. 

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16 




17 


291 


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19 


301 


20 




21 




22 




23 




24 




25 




18 




19 


61 


20 




23 




25 


74 


26 


,87 


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The HARRINGTON FAMILY 



91 



26 



27 
28 



29 



30 



31 
32 



(II) Daniel Harrington, a blacksmith, mar- 
ried October 18, 1681, Sarah Whitney. She 
died June 8, 1720, and he married October 25, 
1720, Elizabeth, widow of Captain Benjamin 
Garfield, and daughter of Matthew and Anna 
(Danforth) Bridge, of Cambridge. 

1 Daniel, bom February 24, 1683-4. 

2 Robert, bom July 2, 1685, a blacksmith; 
married November 15, 1711, Anna Harrington 
(47) and settled in Lexington. Children: 

1 Samuel, born July 28, died September 12, 

1712. 

2 Samuel, bom April 15, 1714. 

3 Anna, bom June 2, baptized in Watertown, 
June 10, 1716; married Rev. Timothy Har- 
rington, her cousin (143). She died in 
Lancaster, Massachusetts, May 18, 1778. 

4 Robert, bom April 26, 1719, of Lexington, 
by wife Abigail had, 

1 Daniel, bom March 26, 1739; married 
May, 1760, Anna Munroe, of Lexington, 
and had : 

1, Levi, bom November 9, 1760. 2, Na- 
than, bom April 29, 1762. 3, Daniel, 
born October 17, 1764. 4, Anna, bom 
February 3, 1766. 5, Daniel, bom June 
10, 1768. 6, Grace, bom March 17, 1770. 
7, Betty, bom February 1, 1772. 8, Euse- 
BiA, born January 20, 1774; died October 
5, 1775. 9, EusEBiA, bom February 13, 
1776. 



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33 



38 



39 



97 



29 
30 



31 
32 



2, Bette, bom May 23, 1745. 3, Elizabeth, 
bom September 6, 1747; married February 
12, 1766, Ebenezer White, of Lexington, son 
of Joseph and Mary. 4, Abigail, bom 
December 23, 1749. 5, Abigail, bom 
August 9, 1754. 6, Abijah, bom Febmary 
7, 1761. 
5 Jonathan, bom March 21, 1722-23; mar- 
ried first, Abigail , and married second, 

February 13, 1766, Ruth Fiske. 

1, Rebekah, born February 17, 1751; 
married August 31, 1769, Edmund Munroe, of 
Lexington. 2, Mary, born August 11, 
1753. 3, Anna, born February 19, 1756. 
4, Jonathan, bom July 8, 1758. 5, Charles, 
bom November 15, 1760; died March 24, 
1761. 6, Charles, born March 24, 1763. 

7, Solomon, born February 22, . 8, 

Jonathan, bom October 25, 1766. 
David, born July 10, 1687. 



4 Jonathan, born February 2, 1689-90; died 
1730; married February 28, 1723-4, Elizabeth 
Bigelow, and had one child, Elizabeth, bom 
April 14, 1726; married 1752, Ebenezer Park- 
man, of Westboro. 

5 Joseph, lx)rn February 4, 1690-1. 

6 Sarah, born October 28, 1693; married Jan- 
uary 11, 1710-11, Nathaniel Livermore, by 
whom she had one child, Sarah, born October 
2, 1711. He died February, 1712, and his widow 
married, second, April 8, 1723, Ebenezer Stone, 
of Newton. 



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The HARRINGTON FAMILY 



(II) Joseph Harrington married November 7, 
1688, Joamia Mixer. He died December 3, 1690, 
leaving one child, and his widow married Decem- 
ber 20, 1693, Obadiah Ward, of Sudbury. Will 
dated November 28, 1690, proved April 1, 1691. 
Inventory £123. 



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35 


111 


36 




37 


119 


38 




39 


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40 


131 


41 




42 



1 Joseph. 



(II) Benjamin Harrington married December 
10, 1684, Abigail Bigelow. She was a member 
of Sudbury Church, 1709-10, whence she was 
admitted to the church in Weston, where she died 
January 12, 1754, aged 90. 

1 Benjamin, bom October 2, 1685; died 1768. 

2 Abigail, bom March 1, 1688-9; married July 
17, 1718, John Myrick, Jr., of Weston. 

3 Isaac, bom February 2, 1692-3. 

4 Thankful, bom September 29, 1701; mar- 
ried March 27, 1723, Josiah Livermore, of Weston. 



(II) Thom-^s Harrington married April 1, 1686, 
Rebecca, widow of John White, and daughter of 
John Bemis. Will dated March 27, proved 
April 6, 1712; Inventory (real estate) April 4, 
1712, £399. 

1 Ebenezer, bom June 27, 1687. 

2 Susanna, bom November 17, 1688; married 
May 25, Joshua Kendall, and had, 



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The HARRINGTON FAMILY 



141 
143 



11 



43 

44 
45 



46 



47 
48 
49 

50 
51 



1, Susanna, bom March 22, 1711-12. 2, 
Joshua, baptized June 12, 1715. 

3 Rebecca, born 1690; married May 25, 1714, 
Simon Tainter. Six children. 

4 Thomas, bom January 14, 1691-2. 

5 George, bom August 31, 1695. 



(II) Samuel Harrington married, first, October 
6, 1691, Grace Livermore. She died November 
28, 1703, and he married, second, March 14, 
1704, Mary, widow of John Warren, and 
daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Shattuck) 
Brown. He probably resided at Hatfield, and 
was admitted freeman 1678-9. 

1 Anna, (?) married November 15, 1711, Rob- 
ert Harrington. 

2 Grace, bom August 26, 1694; married Decem- 
ber 28, 1718, Ebenezer Fiske, of Lexington. 

3 Elizabeth, bom March 6, 1695-6; married 
March 28, 1716, Isaac Bowman, Esq., of Lex- 
ington. 

4 Abigail, born July 24, 1698; died November 
5, 1728; married John Ball. 

5 Prudence, born July 24, 1701; married 
October 27, 1720, Jolin Estabrook, of Lexing- 
ton. Eight children. 



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165 



168 

185 
190 



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53 



54 



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56 

57 

58 

59 



60 



(II) Edward Harrington married, first, March 
30, 1692, Mary Ocington ; and he married, second, 
May 24, 1727, Anna, widow of Jonathan Bul- 
lard, of Weston. 

1 Mary, bom January 2, 1692-3; married De- 
cember 7, 1710, Daniel Rogers. He died Novem- 
ber 5, 1711, and it was probably his widow, Mary 
Rogers, who mamed, January 3, 1716-17, Joseph 
Grant. 

2 William, born November 11, 1694; died 
February 27, 1751-2. 

3 MiNDWELL, born June 19, 1697; died October 
14, 1700. 

4 Joanna, bom August 16, 1699; married May 
25, 1720, John Tainter. Eleven children. 

5 Edward, bom June 17, 1702; died December 
6, 1792. 

6 Samuel, bom August 3, 1704. 

7 Nathaniel, bom June 25, 1706 graduated 
from Harvard College 1728. Long knowTi as 
"Master Harrington." 

8 Francis, bom June 11, 1709; married Novem- 
ber 16, 1736, Prudence Steams, and moved to 
Grafton, afterwards of Worcester, where she 
died 1751, and he had a second wife, Deborah, 
who died April 20, 1799, aged 84. He died July 
18, 1793, aged 84. Francis Hamngton (prob- 
ably a son of the preceding) died in Worcester, 
April 6, 1768, aged 31. 

9 Susanna, bom September 9, 1711; married, 
November 25, 1731, Samuel Bamard. 



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61 



62 



63 



64 
65 



66 



67 



68 



70 



71 



72 



(III) George Harrington married November 
15, 1711, Abiel Parker, daughter of James Parker, 
of Groton. She died May 25, 17 — . 

1 Abigail, born March 21, 1712-13; married 
September 31, 1732, Thomas Slaton, of Weston. 

2 Hannah, born February 16, 1714-15; died 
April 30, 1740; married (published August 24), 
1735, William Whitney. 

3 Abiel, born April 9, 1717. 

4 George, bom March 16, 1717-18; married Janu- 
ary 1, 1740-1, Rebecca Allen. He was probably 
the George Harrington who married September 
2, 1764, Betsey Smith, of Waltham. Children: 

1, Ephraim, born April 17, 1742, in Weston. 
2, Sarah, bom August 3, 1743. 3, Ebenezer, 
bom in Brookfield, September 8, 1745. 

5 Thankful, born January 25, 1719-20; mar- 
ried April 20, 1738, Richard Cutting, of Wal- 
tham, and had seven children. After his death, 
she married March 15, 1770, Samuel Livermore, 
Esq., being his fourth wife. She died November 
4, 1772. 

6 Mary, born March 27, 1722; married 1751, 
John Headley, of Weston. 

7 Grace, born March 12, 1723-4. 8, Joshua, 
bom February 28, 1725-6. 

9 Lydia, born February 14, 1727-8. 10, Phin- 
ehas, lx)rn March 1, 1729-30; died the following 
January. 

11 Phinehas, born March 1, 1730-1; died Feb- 
ruary, 1734. 12, Ruth, bom April 8, 1732. 

13 Prudence, bom November 27, 1734. 



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75 

76 

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79 
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83 
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86 

87 

88 
89 



91 



92 
93 
94 



(III) JosiAH Harrington, of the West Precinct 
(Waltham), married May 20, 1730, Dinah Flagg. 

1 HuLDAH, baptized September 25, 1731. 

2 Dinah, baptized May 20, 1733; died Septem- 
ber 30, 1759; married Deacon Elijah Livermore. 

3 Elijah, baptized November 17, 1734. 4, 
Tabitha, baptized September 11, 1737. 

5 Elizabeth, baptized April 15, 1739. 6, Jo- 

siAH, baptized May 11, 1740. 
7 Hannah, baptized November 22, 1741. 8, 
Jeremiah, baptized July 29, 1744. 
9 Sarah, baptized May 11, 1746. 10, Jemima, 

baptized January 24, 1748. 
11 Anna, baptized July 2, 1749. 12, Mary, 

baptized September 15, 1751. 
13 Silas, baptized May 21, 1752. 



in- 



(III) JosiAH Harrington, of Waltham, married 



Elizabeth 



•^ i h^U.\l/ilij 



1 Elizabeth, baptized May 20, 1733. 2, Sarah 

baptized May 12, 1734. 
3 Elizabeth baptized January 18, 1726. 4, 

Lucia, baptized August 14, 1737. 



(Ill) Daniel Harrington, married October 18, 
1705, Elizabeth Warren and moved to Marlboro. 

1 Daniel, bom 1707. 

2 Isaac, bom May 6, 1709. 

3 Samuel, born 1714. 

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The HARRINGTON FAMILY 



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99 

100 

101 

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103 



104 



105 



106 
107 



(III) Joseph Harrington, a blacksmith, mar- 
ried September 15, 1714, Martha Hastings. 

1 Sarah, born August 13, 1719. 2, Thomas, 
born November 20, 1721; died soon. 

3 Thomas, born December 26, 1726. 

4 Ruth, born March 5, 1728-9; married April 
25, 1753, Jonas Bond. 

5 Sarah, born July 25, 1733; married May 18, 
1755, Thomas Winship. 

6 Martha, bom August, 1736; married 1761, 
John Stearns. 

7 Elizabeth, baptized October, 1736; (?) mar- 
ried October 14, 1756, Henry Coggin,of Sudburj'. 



(Ill) Joseph Harrington, of Weston, married 
Lydia . 

1 Priscilla, born April 24, 1717; admitted to 
full communion August 22, 1736, married June 
3, 1739, Ephraim Sanger, of Concord. 

2 Jabez, born September 21, 1720; married 
June 25, 1753, Abigail Smith. Children: 

1, Abigail, born January 13, 1754. 2, 
MiCAH, bom June, 1757. 3, Lydia, bom and 
died April, 1759. 4, Elizabeth, bom May 21, 
1761. 5, Ephraim, born April 4, 1763. 

3 MiCAH, bom December 15, 1722. 

4 Elisha, born March 3, 1724-5; by wife Tab- 
itha had son Elisha, bom July 1, 1766, who 
married March 31, 1785, Lydia Cummings. 



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108 



109 
110 



111 



113 
114 



115 



5 Adino, bom June 6, 1727, of Weston; mar- 
ried May 18, 1749, Esther Hastings. He died 
June 18, 1753; and his widow married Thomas 
Hale, of Natick. Children: 

1, Justus, bom October 5, 1750. 2, Lucy, 
bom October, 1752; married March 27, 1788, 
Isaac Lovewell, who settled in Livermore, 
Maine, and had three children, who died in 
childhood. 

6 Nathan, bom October 7, 1729. 

7 Lydia, bom August 21, 1732; married Decem- 
ber 30, 1758, Edward Hastings. 



(Ill) Benjamin Harrington, of Weston, mar- 
ried, first, Grace Allen, who died January 6, 
1729-30; and he married, second, June 27, 1730, 
widow Lydia Warren, who died August 21, 1761; 
and he married, third, June 30, 1762, Ruth 
Guild, of Sudbury. 

1 Grace, bom August 1, 1714; married May 
10, 1734, Isaac Gregory, of Weston. Eight 
children. 

2 Sarah, bom September 26, 1715; married 
February 20, 1739-40, John Warren, Jr. 

3 Jonas, bom April 3, 1717, died October 25, 
1807, aged 90; of Weston; married December 
23, 1742, Elizabeth Bond. She died May 16, 
1811, aged 86. 

1 Abijah, bom December 1, 1743; married 
October 26, 1769, Sarah Livermore- 



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116 



117 
118 



119 
120 
121 



119 



120 



2 Thaddeus, born August 16, 1745. 3, 
Mary, bom March 27, 1747; died August 
31, 1765 

4 Silas, bom July 21, 1749; died August 
28, 1765. 

5 Benjamin, bom September 7, 1751; died 
January 8, 1766. 

6 Lucy, bom February 20, 1757; died Decem- 
ber, 1765. 

7 Amos, died January 15, 1846, aged 92, 
unmarried. 

8 Grace, bom January 13, 1759; had by 

Boyce, a son, Daniel, bom about 

1777, illegitimate. She died December 1, 
1827, aged 69, unmarried. 

4 Abigail, bom January 26, 1719-20; married 
April 3, 1746, James Stimson. 

5 Mary, bom July 12, 1722; married (pub. 
April 27), 1751, Stephen Randall, of Waltham. 

6 Anna, bom August 26, 1726; married Janu- 
ary 30, 1745-6, Jonathan BuUard. 

7 Benjamin, bom June 23, 1731; died 1734. 

8 Benjamin. (?). 



(Ill) Isaac Harrington, of Weston, married 
May 13, 1720, Susanna Allen. 

1 Isaac, bom November 19, 1722; died 1727. 

2 Moses, born August 31, 1724; of Weston; 
married March 2, 1749-50, Mary Gregory'. 
Children: 



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121 
122 

123 

124 

125 

126 

127 

128 
129 



130 



131 



1 Moses, born May 23, 1750. 

2 Silence, born December 28, 1752; married 
May 30, 1779, Elisha Gibbs, of Princeton. 

3 Isaac, bom July 11, 1754; (?) married 
January 8, 1778, Mary Parmenter. 

4 Jesse, born May 8, 1756; married (pub. 
December 8, 1781) Mrs. Abigail Richardson. 

5 Joel, bom May 18, 1758; married (pub. 
August 12, 1780), Mary McNaire. 

3 Thankful, bom February 28, 1728-29; mar- 
ried (pub. April 25), 1750, John Guild, of 
Walpole. 

4 Susanna, bom April 7, 1730. 5, Tamar, 
bom March 6, 1731-2; died February, 1734. 

6 Isaac, born September 7, 1734; died 1737. 

7 Stephen, bom February 4, 1739; married 
July 21, 1769, Sarah Hastings. 

8 Jason, born January 26, 1741-2; married 
March 29, 1760, Abigail Leadbeater. Children: 

1, Priscilla, bom May 12, 1760. 2, Daniel, 
bom March 30, 1762. 3, Prest. (?), bom April 
25 1764. 4, Jacob, born Febmary 4, 1766. 
5, Obadiah Swift, bom May 26, 1769. 6, Su- 
sanna, bom June 3, 1770. 

9 Isaac, Jr. (?). 



(Ill) Ebenezer Harrington, admitted to the 
church of Waltham March 27, 1709, and to that 
of Framingbam, June 15, 1718; Selectman of 
Framingham, 1742; married February 3, 1707-8, 
Hepzibah Cloyes, daughter of Peter and Sarah 
Cloyes, of Framingham. His will was proved 
April 8, 1754. 

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132 

133 
134 
135 
136 



137 
139 



141 



1 Sarah, born December 8, 1708; baptized in 
Waltham, March 27, 1709. 

2 Rebecca, born December 12, 1713. 

3 Thomas, born November 18, 1715. 

4 Ebenezer, born March 8 1716-17. 

5 Joshua, born October 11. 1718; married 
January 11, 1743, Sarah Nurse, and married, 
second, October 3, 1751, Betty Bent. Chil- 
dren: 

1, John, bom September 2, 1752. 2, Sarah, 
bom January 14, 1754. 3, Joshua, bom 
September 13, 1755. 4, Hannah, bom August 
21, 1759. 

6 Susanna, bom September 16, 1720. 7, Hep- 
zibah, born April 10, 1722. 

8 Elias, born February 17, 1724-5. 9, Phin- 
EHAS, born October 6, 1728. 



(Ill) Thomas Harrington, married first, Abi- 
gail Rice, and settled in Cambridge, 
where she died March 4, 1717. He returned to 
Waltham, and had a second wife, Mary. His 
will, dated Waltham, January 31, 1739, proved 
October, 1750, mentions wife Mary, sons 
Thomas (of Shrewsbury), Timothy, and Daniel 
(residuary legatee). The bequest to Timothy 
is as follows: "I give and bequeath to my son 
Timothy Harrington the sum of tliirty-four 
pounds (besides what I have been out in school 
and college learning for him) to be paid by my 
son Daniel," etc. He was Innholder 1719 
to 1737. 

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248 



142 
143 



144 



145 

146 



147 



148 
149 



1 Thomas, born in Cambridge, September 29,1713. 

2 Timothy, bom January 30, baptized February 
5, 1715-16, in Cambridge, (bom February 10, 
N. S.); graduated from Harvard College, 1737; 
and settled as pastor of Lower Ashuelot (Swan- 
zey), New Hampshire. That to\\Ti was destroyed 
by Indians, April 2, 1747, and he was installed 
in the church at Lancaster, Massachusetts, 
November 16, 1748. He married, first, Anna 
Harrington (30). She died in Lancaster, May 
19, 1778, and he married, second, Anne, widow 
of Rev. Matthew Bridge, of Framingham. He 
died December 18, 1795, and his widow died in 
Framingham May 12, 1805. Children: 

1 Henrietta, bom in Lexington, 1744; mar- 
ried John Locke, of Templeton, a brother of 
Rev. Samuel Locke, D.D., President of Har- 
vard College. 

2 Arethusa, bom in Lexington, 1747. 

3 EsuBiA, bom in Lancaster, May, 1751; 
married Paul Richardson, of Lancaster, after- 
wards of Winchester, New Hampshire. 

4 Timothy, bom September, 1753; graduated 
from Har\'ard College, 1776; a physician, of 
Chelmsford; died February 26, 1804, leaving an 
only son, Rufus,who died in Boston about 1808. 

5 Thomas, bom November, 1755, a deacon, 
living in Heath, Massachusetts, 1826. 

6 Anna (?Mary), born 1758; married Dr. 
Richard Perkins Bridge. He died August 
22, 1797, aged 40, and his widow married Dr. 
Joshua Fisher, of Beverly. 

7 Other children died in infancy. 



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242 



45 



316 



150 



143 
144 

145 

146 

147 
148 



149 
L49i 



150 



3 Daniel, bom in Waltham, January 15, 1720- 
21; died April 16, 1763. 

4 Abigail, born January 12, 1726-7; died 1730. 



(Ill) George Harrington married December 5, 
1715, Hepzibah Fiske. She died March 26, 1736. 

1 Hannah, born July 31, 1716; married in Sud- 
bury, September 10, 1735, AVilliam Whitney, 
Jr., of Weston. 

2 Elisha, bom August 27, 1717; died 1719. 3, 
Abigail, bom October 4, 1718. 

4 John, bom December 14, 1719; of Waltham; 
married November 13, 1740, Sarah Bamard. 

1 John, bom February 28, 1742-3. 

2 Sarah, bora November 20, 1744; died 
January 19, 1771; married October 9, 1766, 
Captain Isaac Gleason, of Waltham. Three 
children. 

3 William, bom Febmary 6, 1745-6; died 
August 2, 1763. 

4 Caleb, baptized December 11, 1748. 

5 Abraham, bom 1750; grave in the Harring- 
ton lot, Weston Cemetery; fought in the Bat- 
tle of Lexington and Concord. 

6 Isaac, bom January 21, 1753; died Janu- 
ary, 1754. 

7 Elizabeth, born November 12, 1754; mar- 
ried June 18, 1778, Samuel Home, of South- 
bo ro. 



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151 
152 

154 
155 



156 



157 



8 Submit, born February 18, 1757. 
5 Lydia, born February 12, 1720-1. 6, Elisha, 
bom November 19, 1722. 

7 Seth, bom June 22, 1724. 

8 Benjamin, born September 29, 1725; mar- 
ried October 5, 1749, Elizabeth Pierce. He 
died December 31, 1788, aged 64; and she died 
October 22, 1794, aged 66. Children: 

1 Benjamin, bom April 29, 1750; married 
July 8, 1785, Eunice Garfield. 

1, Paul, born September 6, 1785;. 2, Eu- 
nice, born May 17, 1788. 3, Seth, bom 
February 22, 1790; died 1849. 

2 Paul, born June 28, 1752; drowned June 
24, 1771. 

3 Joel, born October 31, 1754; died March 
28, 1805; married January 8, 1784, Abigail 
Fiske. Children: 

1, Abigail, born December 19, died De- 
cember 29, 1784. 2, Joel (twin), bom De- 
cember 19, died December 29, 1784. 3, 
Joel, bom May, 2, 1786; married in Weston, 
April 1, 18 — , Jerusha Perry, and had, 

1, Amos P., born July 15, 1809. 2, 

Charles P., bom February 27, 1811. 3, 

Albert, bom May 9, 1813. 4, Caroline, 

bom May 11, 1816. 5, Sarah, bom July 

13, 1819. 

4, Abigail, bom July 4, 1788. 5, Louisa, 

born May 4, 1791; mxarried January 21, 1810, 

John Viles. 6, Alice, born October 4, 1794. 

7, Melinda, and 8, Almira (twins), born 

February 22, 1799. 9, Lydia, bom January 

15, 1802. 

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158 
159 



54 



56 



160 
162 
164 

165 



166 



167 



168 



169 
170 



4 Eunice, born August 3, 1758; married 
May 25, 1779, Eliphalet Warren. 

5 Solomon, bom July 3, 1765; married April 
26, 1796, Hannah Pierce. Children: 

1, Lydia, bom October 24, 1797. 2, Ruth, 

bom June 26, 1799. 3, Hannah, bom April 

19, 1804. 4, George W., bom July 2, 1806. 

Moved to Illinois. 

9 Sarah, bom October 21, 1727. 10, Seth, 

bom September 25, 1728. 

11 Mercy, bom February 7, 1730. 12, Eunice, 

born October 30, 1733. 
13 Susanna, bom January 9, 1735-6. 



(Ill) William Harrington married October 7, 
1725, Anne Spring. She died May 18, 1770. 

1 William, born August 17, 1726; died 1744. 

2 Anna, bom August 13, 1728; married April 
26, 1753, John Fall. She, as widow, was dis- 
missed to the church in Templeton, September 
24, 1780. 

3 Mary, baptized December 24, 1732. 



(Ill) Edward Harrington married December 15, 
1731, Anna Bullard. She died October 6, 1771, 
aged 56. 

1 Mary, baptized July 23, 1732. 

2 Moses, bom October 22, 1733; married April 
22, 1757, Mary Peirce. 

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171 

172 

173 

175 

176 
177 

178 

179 



3 Edward, bom May 22, 1735; a captain in 
the Revolution; died at Ticonderoga, September 
23, 1776; man-ied April 1, 1756, Anna Lawrence. 

1 Edward, bom May 20, 1758; married 
October 15, 1778, Susanna Wellington. Had 
one son, Edward, baptized March 4, 1781. 

2 Susanna, bom November 23, 1759. 3, 
Lucy, baptized August 9, 1761. 

4 Susanna, born April 24, 1764. 5, Jacob, 

bom August 23, 1772. 
6 Jacob, bom October 14, 1775. 

4 BuLAH, bom June 11, 1737; married December 

5, 1759, Captain Abijah Child. Eleven children. 

5 Grace, bom February 23, 1739-40; married 
August 24, 1758, Samuel Sanger. Seven children. 

6 Jonathan, bom January 12, 1741-2; mar- 
ried December 20, 1764, Grace Hagar, and be- 
tween 1767 and '69 mioved to Shrewsbury. She 
died October 1, 1778, and he married March 10, 
1779, Catherine, daughter of Ross Wyman. He 
returned to Watertown, where he died, in conse- 
quence of working in Charles River in cold 
weather. Children: 

1, Grace, bom in Watertown, September 30, 
1765. 2, Lydia, born in Watertown, March 20, 
1767; married Moses Livermore. 3, Susanna, 
born in Shrewsbury, January 22, 1769. 4, 
Anna, bom September, 1770. 5, Sarah, 
bom August 28, 1772; died August 1, 1775, 

6, Jonathan, bom March 10, 1780. 7, Sarah, 
bom Febmary 15, 1782. 8, Wyman, bom 
Febmary 11, 1784. 9, Ephraim, bom in 



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180 



181 



57 



182 
183 

185 



186 
187 



Watertown, September 24, 1786. 10, Kath- 
ERiNE, bom March 29, 1789. 11, Leonard, bom 
April 27, 1791. 

7 Phinehas, bom January 30, 1745-6; died 
soon. 

8 William, bom January 9, 1746-7; married 
February 12, 1777, Esther Bemis. About 1790, 
he moved to Lunenburg. 

1 Hannah, bom December 1, 1777. 2, Eli- 
jah, bom July 11, 1779. 

3 William, bom December 25, 1781. 4, 
Polly, bom September 5, 1783. 

5 Betsey, born November 16, 1785. 6, 
Isaac, bom November 2, 1787. 

7 LucRETiA, born September 8, 1789. 

8 Jonathan Bemis, born in Lunenburg, 
September 23, 1792. 

9 Phinehas, bom December 8, 1748; married 
March 19, 1778, Thankful Bemis. Children: 

1 Lucy, born May 23, 1778. 2, Joel, bom 

October 4, 1780. 
3 Edward, born November 19, 1782; and 

others. 

10 Anna, bom December 20, 1749; married 
February 12, 1767, Jonas Coolidge, Jr. 

11 Mary, baptized August 23, 1752. 12, Su- 
sanna, baptized May 11, 1755. 



(Ill) Samuel Harrington, of Waltham, mar- 
ried October 19, 1725, Sarah Warren. 

1 Samuel, baptized May 19, 1728. 

2 Mary, baptized May 19, 1728. 

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93 



IrUnG^J, 



190 



191 
192 

193 
194 



198 



200 



201 



(III) Nathaniel HARRmoTON ("Master Har- 
rington") married, first, August 4, 1747, Mary 
Kemball. She died July 15, 1760, and he mar- 
ried, second, March 29, 1762, Rebecca Clarke. 

1 Mary, bom May 18, 1748; married October 
6, 1773, John Stimson. 

2 Nathaniel, bom August 1, 1750; graduated 
from Harvard College, 1769; a physician; died 
in Jamaica. 

3 Peter, bom May 4, 1752; married Febmary 
9, 1775, Anna Hammond. Children: 

1 Samuel, born July 1775; married March 
29, 1801, Polly Fiske. 

2 Nathaniel, bom September 21, 1777. 

3 Anna, bom December 12, 1779. 

4 Peter, bom December 28, 1782. 

4 Catherine, bom August 26, 1755. 5, Charles, 
bom May 19, 1759. 



(IV) Isaac Harrington married February 16, 
1730, Miriam Eager, daughter of Zerubbabel and 
Hannah (KenlyJ Eager, of Marlboro, and settled 
in Grafton. In advanced age he lived with his 
son, Isaac, of Shrewsbury, where he died June 
1, 1782, and his widow Miriam died February 
12, 1801, aged 88. 

1 Isaac, a sea captain, of Shrewsbury; married 
Hannah, daughter of Jacob Whipple, of Grafton. 
He was for many years a Selectman; a Repre- 
sentative, and a member of the Convention that 

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202 



203 
204 
205 

206 
207 

208 

209 

210 

211 

212 

213 

214 



ratified the Constitution of the United States. 
He died July 8, 1805, and his wife Hannah 
died January 25, 1804, aged 66. 

1 Adam, born 1759; of Shrewsbury; married 
August 14, 1781, Lucretia Bigelow, daughter 
of Samuel Bigelow, Jr. He died of small- 
pox, November 12, 1792, and his widow 
married Captain Martin Newton, 1794. 

1 Hannah, born April 26, 1782; married 
1800, Dr. Silas Wheelock. 

2 ZiLLAH, bom August 23, 1784; married 
1808, Col. Daniel Harrington (271). 

3 Isaac, bom May 18, 1790; died Febru- 
ary 23, 1843; married 1809, Rhoda, daugh- 
ter of Samuel Smith. Children: 

1 Samuel Smith, bom April 25, 1810. 

2 Elbridge Gerry, born January 3, 
1812; married Susan Harrington (270-3). 

3 Isaac Sylvester, bom December 17, 
1813. 

4 Nancy Eliza, born December 18, 1815; 
married Daniel Harrington (264). 

5 Charlotte Lucretia, born May 22, 
1818; married William Bartlett. 

6 Adam Lorenzo, bom December 20, 
1820. 

7 Clarendon Augustus, born May 8, 
1822. 

4 Lucretia, bom March 13, 1793; mar- 
ried 1811, Henry Cary. 

2 FoRTUNATus, bom April 22, 1764; a justice 
of the peace of Shrewsbury'; married Anna 
Harrington, daughter of Samuel and Anna 



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215 
216 

217 



218 

219 

220 
221 

222 



(Bingham) Harrington, of Grafton. He died 
January 24, 1841, and she died January 23, 
1832, aged 63. 

1 Anna, married December 31, 1818, Gard- 
ner Wheelock, of Worcester. 

2 Adam, bom January 13, 1799, a Justice 
of the Peace; married 1829, Emily, daughter 
of Nathaniel Lakin, Esq., of Paxton. 

3 Mary, bom January 7, 1801; married 
April 29, 1823, Lewis Taylor, of North- 
bridge, and died in Worcester, October 
14, 1840. 

4 JuBAL, born February 3, 1803; graduated 
B. U. 1825; studied law; married Lucretia 
Keyes, and settled in Worcester. 

5 Oliver, bom June 30, 1805; married 
April 4, 1828, Eliza, daughter of Dr. Silas 
Wheelock. (See Harrington 203.) 

3 JuBAL, bom October 28, 1769; died in Bos- 
ton, October 20, 1802, unmarried. 
Phebe, married 1762, Samuel Whitney. 



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(IV) Samuel Harrington, of Waltham (prob- 
ably a son of Daniel and Elizabeth, of Marlboro 
(94) ; married May 28, 1737, Lydia Ball. He was 
Selectman seven years, 1763 to 1774. He died 
September 19, 1807, aged 95, and his widow 
died October 19, 1808, aged 94. Children: 

1 Abigail, bom May 6, 1738; married Septem- 
ber 11, 1760, Captain Abraham Peirce. 



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224 



227 



228 



229 



230 



231 



232 



233 



234 



2 Lydia, bom June 7, 1740. 3, Mary, born 
May 16, 1742. 4, Anna, born April 16, 1745. 

5 Samuel, born July 21, 1747, of Waltham; 
married December 22, 1774, Lucy Coo ledge. 

1, Lydia, bom April 9, 1776. 2, Samuel, 
born May 23, 1778. 3, Lucy, bom October 
26, 1782; married September 23, 1802, Jona- 
than Smith. 4, Betsey, born August 2, 1786. 

5, Amasa, born November 12, 1791. 

6 Solomon, born February 25, 1748-9; died 
February 7, 1759. 

7 Mary, bom April 16, 1754; married May 30, 
1776, Samuel Bigelow. 

8 Grace, bom July 20, 1756; married Novem- 
ber 18, 1784, Abraham Peirce. 

9 Esther, born September 1, 1758; died October 

6, 1794; married October 19, 1779, Amos Har- 
rington (246). 

10 Lucy, born September 16, 1761; married 
January 1, 1782, Warham Gushing. 



( ) Jonas Harrington, of Watertown (lineage 
not ascertained), married April 2, 1724, Abigail 
Steams. About 1732 he moved from Watertown 
to Weston. 

1 Patience, born January 17, 1724-5; married 
(pub. March 25), 1749, John Warder, of Nich- 
awoag (Petersham). 

2 Eunice, bom August 26, 1726; married Feb- 
ruary 6, 1744-5, Nathaniel Parkhurst. 



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235 
236 

237 

238 
239 



240 



241 



242 



243 



3 Abigail, bom May 28, 1728. 

4 Mary, bom March 8, 1729-30; married in 
Waltham, July 27, 1749, Josiah Bigelow. 

5 Elizabeth, bom January 10, 1731-2; mar- 
ried June 18, 1753, John Fiske. 

6 Noah, bom in Weston, July 10, 1734. 

7 Ruth, bom March 27, 1736; married October 
14, 1756, John Parmenter, of Sudbury. 

8 Solomon, bom April 23, 1738; died 1750. 

9 Jonas, bom September 21, 1740; married 
(pub. January 11), 1766, Jane Bent, of Sudbury. 
Children: 

1 Abigail, bom April 14, 1767; married 
April 13, 1786, Michael Bent. 

2 Martha, born April 11, 1769. 

10 Sarah, bom May 1, 1742; married January 
21, 1762, Increase Leadbeater, of Weston. 



(IV) Daniel Harrington, of Waltham, mar- 
ried Hannah . He died April 16, 

1763, and his widow married January 22, 1765, 
Samuel Livermore, Esq. She died December 
31, 1765, aged 44. 

1 Daniel, bom December 20, 1741; died soon. 

2 Abigail, bom January 14, 1743; married 
October 25, 1759, John Whitehead, of Wal- 
tham. Four children. 

3 Daniel, bom April 30, 1744; died soon after. 



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245 
246 

247 



4 Daniel, born July 12, 1750; a militia captain 
of Waltham; married April 9, 1772, Anna Cool- 
idge. They were dismissed to Lincoln, Decem- 
ber 31, 1780, where he died August 6, 1818, and 
she died January 30, 1846, aged 94. Children: 

1 Anna, born August 31, 1772. 2, Amos, 
born November 28, 1785. 

5 Hannah, born July 28, 1753; married Novem- 
ber 4, 1773, Joel Smith, of Weston. 

6 Amos, born November 28, 1755, of Waltham. 
A Revolutionary soldier; married October 19, 
1779, Esther Harrington (230). 

1 Amos, bom March 22, 1780; married 
November 24, 1811, Polly Hammond. He 
married, second, December 14, 1815, Anna 
Brown. Children: 

1, Nancy Ann, bom December 26, 1816; 

married McGee, of Nova Scotia. 

2, Jane, born July 14, 1818; died March, 
1847, unmarried. 3, Martha, born March 
1, 1820, unmarried. 4, Lydia Brown, bom 
February 1, 1825. 

2 Sherry, born December 10, 1782; died 
August 29, 1797. 

3 Daniel, baptized August 17, 1783; died 
October 13. 

4 Esther, bom January 18, 1785; married 
November 28, 1805, Andrew Nelson, of Boston. 

5 Polly, born October 5, 1786. 

6 Daniel, baptized September 28, 1788. 

7 Nabby, baptized December 15, 1789; died 
January 9. 

8 William, bom May 3, 1791. 



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248 



249 



250 
251 



252 



9 Hannah, born June 23, died October 2, 

1793. 
10 Almira, bom October 8, 1794. 
7 Phinehas, bom August 2, 1756 (?6). 



(IV) Thomas Harrington married in Watertown 
August 27, 1737, Grace Warren, and settled in 
Shrewsbury, where he died April 15, 1791, 



aged 78. 



1 T DMAS, born December 23, 1737; died 
September 10, 1745. 2, Jonathan, born Jan- 
uary 15, 1741. 

3 Jonathan, bom February 11, 1742; died 
September 11, 1745. 

4 Elijah, born January 27, 1745, of Shrews- 
bury; married 1780, Mary Warren, of Upton. 
He died March 8, 1818, and his widow died 
1828, aged 80. 

1 Lydia, bom November 8, 1781; died June 
12, 1810, unmarried. 

2 Warren, bom October 15, 1783; died 
April 5, 1832, of Shrewsbury; married August 
14, 1808, Martha, daughter of Lewis Smith. 
Children: 

1 Mary, bora August 4, 1809. 2, Eunice, 
bom April 16, 1812. 3, Nathan Smith, 
born January 29, 1815. 

3 Elijah, bom April 7, 1786, of Shrewsbury; 
married January 17, 1810, Elizabeth, daughter 
of Silas Wheelock. Children: 



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256 

257 
258 

259 



260 



261 
262 



1 Samuel, born April 20, 1810. 2, Lucy, 
born March 7, 1812. 3, Jane, born March 
30, 1816. 

4 Mary, born January 4, 1789. 

5 Susanna, bom January 18, 1791. 

6 Timothy, bom April 15, 1794; died young. 

7 Henrietta, baptized January 22, 1797. 

5 Grace, born April 11, 1747; married 1780, 
Moses Newton. 

6 Abigail, born December 16, 1749 

7 Esther, born January 1, 1753; married 1776 
Simeon Bruce. 

8 Thomas, born March 23, 1756; died December 
20, 1834, a captain of Shrewsbury; married 
October 14, 1784, Hannah, daughter of Deacon 
William Knowlton. She died March 8, 1793. 
Children: 

1 Thomas, born March 13, 1785, a captain 
of Shrewsbury; married 1805, Relief, daughter 
of Asa Mixer. She died February 3, 1816, 
aged 27, and he married 1817, Abigail Har- 
rington (277). 

1 Thomas, born June 1, 1805; died October 
7, 1817. 

2 Sarah Nelson, born March 11, 1807; 
married 1828, Darv\-in Knowlton. 

3 Charles, born December 11, 1808, of 
Slirewsbur}''; married August 19, 1829, 
Salena, daughter of Abel Wesson, of Graf- 
ton. Children: 

1, Charles Albert, born May 21, 1830. 



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263 
264 
265 
266 
267 
268 
269 



270 



2, Thomas Frederick, born October 30, 
1833; died 1834. 3, Daniel Frederick, 
born March 5, 1835; died soon. 4, Sarah, 
Amelia, born March 15, 1836. 5, Thomas, 
lx)m February 6, 1839. 

4 Hannah, bom August 11, 1811; married 
February 23, 1832, William S. Knowlton. 

5 Daniel, bom December 21, 1815; mar- 
ried Nancy Eliza Harrington (209). 

6 Eli, bom May 4, 1817; married Sarah, 
daughter of Abner Snow, of Grafton. 

7 Maria, born January 2, 1820; married 
Levi Jennison Hemmenway. 

2 Hannah, born May 2, 1786; married 1802, 
Lewis Pratt. 

3 Grace, bom September 18, 1789; married 
1804, Asa Mixer, Jr. 

9 Jonathan, born May 18, 1759; died April 6, 
1842; of Shrewsbury; married 1783, Sarah, 
daughter of L. Nathan Pratt. She died Febru- 
ary 16, 1813; aged 49, and he married 1814, 
Mrs. Susanna Pennimann, of Charlton, who 
died November 17, 1825, aged 51. 
1 Martin, born January 3, 1784; of Shrews- 
bury, afterwards of Grafton; married 1808, 
Lucinda, daughter of Joseph S. Temple. 

1 Harriet Rebecca, bom September 11, 
1809. 

2 James Henry, bom April 19, 1812. 

3 Susan, married Elbridge Gerry Harring- 
ton (207). 

4 Walter, bom July 16, 1816. 

5 Lucinda, bom March 2, 1819. 



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271 



272 



273 



274 
275 
276 

277 
278 



2 Daniel, born November 2, 1785; a Colonel 
of Shrewsbury, married 1808, Zillah Harring- 
ton (204). He died in Illinois, 1844. 

1 Adam, born January 1, 1809, of Shrews- 
bury, married May 16, 1830, Nancy, daugh- 
ter of Abell Wesson, of Grafton. Children: 

1 Nancy Rosillah, bom October 17, 
1831. 

2 Harriet Maria, bom April 28, 1835. 

3 Georgiana Amelia, born February 
16, 1837. 

2 Henry Henderson, born October 24, 
1811; married Cornelia, daughter of Rufus 
Wesson, of Worcester. 

3 Miriam, born January 24, 1819; married 
Rufus Wesson, Jr., of Worcester. 

4 Hannah Rozan, bom May 9, 1822; mar- 
ried Lutlier H. Temple. 

3 Luke, born February 17, 1788; married 
May 6, 1815, Sarah, daughter of Daniel Smith, 
and had Caroline, born September 15, 1815. 

4 Abigail, bom December 7, 1789; married 
1817, Captain Thomas Harrington (260). 

5 Emery, bom October 18, 1791, of Shrews- 
bury; married 1813, Fanny, daughter of Tim- 
othy Townsend. She died April 18, 1819, 
aged 26, and he married November 24, 1825, 
Lucy Bartlett, daughter of Abraham Monroe. 
She died in Grafton, whither he had moved, 
and he married April 6, 1830, Elizabeth Rob- 
inson. Children: 



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279 



280 
281 

282 

283 
284 
285 



1 Alanson Townsend, born October 13, 
1813. 

2 William Harrison, born December 26, 
1814. 

3 Nathaniel, born July 21, 1816. 

4 John, bom July 4, 1818. 

5 Andrew Jackson, son by his third wife. 

6 Adam, born October 20, 1793; died Novem- 
ber 12, 1811. 

7 Schuyler, bom April 17, 1796, of Shrews- 
burj^; married November 22, 1818, Sophia, 
daughter of Stephen Johnson. Children: 

1 Catherine Sophia, bora February 15, 
1819. 

2 Stephen Johnson, died October 1821; 
age one year. 

8 Jesse, bom January 16, 1801; went to 
Pittsfield. (290). 

9 Relief, bom February 8, 1803; married 
1827, Dexter Harrington. 

10 Calvin, bom October 24, 1808; married 
December 9, 1830, Anna, daughter of Abra- 
ham Monroe. He died in St. Louis, 1842. 

11 Salem, bom August 19, 1815; married 
Parker. 

12 Jackson, bom December 10, 1816; married 
Carpenter. 

10 Daniel, bom September 3, 1761; of Shrews- 
bury; married December 22, 1788, Relief, daugh- 
ter of Aaron Smith. He died February 22, 
1823, and she died February 15, 1844, age 77. 



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286 



287 
288 
289 



290 



291 



292 
293 



2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 



1 HoLLOWAY, born May 8, 1789, of Shrews- 
bury; married Charlotte Merritt, of Charl- 
ton. Children: 
1 Elizabeth, born November 17, 1818. 
Barnard, bom December 14, 1820. 
HoLLOWAY, bom June 10, 1823. 
Prentiss W., bom April 29, 1826. 
Charlotte, bom March 5, 1831. 
Francena, bom September 9, 1835. 
Pamelia, bom October 21, 1839. 
Henry, born April 18, 1791; died young. 
Elizabeth, born November 16, 1793. 
Henry, born September 10, 1796. 
Relief, born October 4, 1798. 
Daniel, bom February 23, 1802, of Shrews- 
bury; married April 21, 1825, Mary, daughter 
of Daniel Smith. Children: 

1 Angeline a., bom March 13, 1827. 

2 Daniel S., bom January 3, 1831. 

3 Aaron G., bom May 23, 1836. 

7 Dexter (probably born in Charlton, where 
his father lived a short time and returned) 
married 1827, Relief Harrington (281). He 
died March 18, 1828, aged 22. 



(IV) Richard Harrington, of Lexington; mar- 
ried Abigail . Children: 

1 Thankful, bom January 16, 1733-4. 

2 Thaddeus, bom September 9, 1736; married 
September 20, 1764, Lydia Porter, of Wo bum. 
Children: 

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20 



294 

295 
297 
299 



301 



302 
303 



304 
306 
308 
310 



1 Thaddeus, bom January 3, 1765. 

2 Fanny, bom June 20, 1769. 

3 Thaddeus, bom February 11, 1770 (?70). 

3 Hannah, bom March 8, 1737-8. 

4 Ephraim, bom March 2, 1738-9; died October 
30, 1742. 

5 Nathan, borai December 25, 1740. 

6 Ebenezer, bom March 16, 1742. 

7 Solomon, bom January 27, 1745-6. 8, Ste- 
phen, bom May 23, 1748. 

9 Simeon, bom July 8, 1750. 10, Seth, bom 
October 30, 1752. 



(IV) Henry Harrington, of Lexington; mar- 
ried Sarah . Children: 

1 Sarah, bom September 17, 1735. 

2 Henry, born August 27, 1737; married 
October 25, 1759, Ruth Blodgett, bom August 
29, 1735, daughter of Samuel and Mary. Chil- 
dren: 

1 Henry, bom May 28, 1760. 2, Rebecca, 

born July 12, 1762. 
3 Samuel, bom October 3, 1764. 4, Isaac, 

bom August 16, 1766. 
5 Sarah, bom May 16, 1769. 6, Polly, 

bom August 10, 1771. 
7 Ruth, bom August 30, 1773. 



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UH 



311 



312 



313 



315 



316 



317 



320 



( ) John Harrington, of Lexington, (lineage 
not ascertained); married December 3, 1761, 
Mary Woo ten, and had 

1 Abigail, bom March 3, 1763. 2, Sarah, 
bom February 17, 1766. 



( ) Jeremiah Harrington, of Lexington, (lin- 
eage not ascertained); married December 21, 
1769, Sarah Locke (?), bom August 23, 1746, 
daughter of Joseph and Sarah. Children: 

1 Joseph, bom February 16, 1770. 2, Ben- 
jamin, bom May 4, 1772. 
3 Jonathan, born October 27, 1777. 



( ) Abraham Harrington, of Weston, bom 
1750; married November 5, 1776, Anna Russell. 
Children: 

1 Abel, bora February 13, 1777. 2, Anna, 
born February 19, 1779. 3, Sally, bora 
December 20, 1780. 

4 Enoch, born February 19, 1783. 5, Eliza- 
beth, bom July 1, 1785. 



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Having provided in the foregoing pages a full 
and complete genealogical record of the family 
from the original ancestor, Robert Harrington, 
up to the present time, it will, perhaps, be somewhat 
interesting to show the connection of the Harring- 
ton family with the history of our country, and 
to point out those who have taken conspicuous 
part in public affairs, or whose names receive par- 
ticular mention by reason of some particular fact 
that has come to light during the patient research 
of the writer into the subject under consideration. 

Reference has already been made to Robert 
Harrington, as the original ancestor, and of the 
position which he occupied as selectman of the 
town of Watertown for so many years. 

The next ones in line whom we consider worthy 
of particular mention are Henry Harrington of 
Lexington, known as No. 28 in the foregoing record, 
and Daniel Harrington, No. 64, who were promi- 
nent in the movement for liberty in 1776, and whose 
names were signed to the Massachusetts Bay 
Colony Declaration of Independence of that year. 

In those days, it required courage to become 
publicly identified with a movement of this char- 
acter, and when each of the men who signed that 
memorable document declared "Before God 
and the world, that they would be true to the cause 
of liberty and to each other," they were enrolling 

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themselves as opposed to the government and the 
poHcy of the mother country; and, as such, were 
subjecting themselves to probable punishment upon 
the charge of treason to Great Britain's cause. 



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A facsimile of the signatures of that document 
is shown on the preceding page, as the same is 
found in the historical archives of the Common- 
wealth of Massachusetts tliis day. 

All through the stirring times antedating the draft- 
ing and signing of the Declaration of Independence; 
in all the agitation that took place in the New 
England States, the name of Harrington is found 
prominently identified with, and is ever recorded 
as being loyal to, the cause of freedom and colonial 
independence. 

On the Commons at Lexington, Massachusetts, 
today is a boulder, placed there as a monument 
to the *' minutemen, '^ who fought so gallantly 
under Captain Parker on the 19th of April, 1775, 
and inscribed thereon, are these words: 



STAND YOUR GROUND. DON'T FIRE UNLESS 
FIRED UPON; BUT IF THE BRITISH WANT WAR, 
LET IT BEGIN NOW. 



These were the memorable words of Captain 
Parker, the leader of this gallant band of men; 
and a statue to his memory has been erected, 
and now stands at the head of the Lexington Com- 
mons. 



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In Captain Parker's company there were, all 
told, one hundred thirty men. Of this number, 
the record discloses a fact of which every member 
of this family of ours may well feel proud ; to wit : 
That eleven members of that company were Har- 
ringtons. Among them were: Clerk Daniel Har- 
rington, Thaddeus, Jonathan, Jonathan, Jr., John, 
Moses, William, Jeremiah, Thomas, Caleb, and 
Jonathan, 3d. 

It was at this memorable Battle of Lexington, 
occurring on the morning of April 19th, 1775, the 
next morning after the famous ride of Paul 
Revere from Charlestown, that Jonathan and 
Caleb Harrington both lost their lives. In the 
Lexington Cemetery, which is located but a few 
hundred feet from the Lexington Commons, may 
be found today the graves of sixteen of our ances- 
tors; and a visit to this peaceful spot cannot fail 
to fill the mind of every living member of our family 
with a feeling of righteous respect for the memory 
of those who are there buried. 

The visitor to Lexington, who places himself 
in the hands of the guides, who are there ever 
ready to point out the many places of historical 
interest in and about this exceedingly historical 
spot, will be shown what is called the " Old Har- 
rington House," standing just one side of the 
Commons; and among the picture postal cards 

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that have been provided of these various points, 
none are more sought after than that of the home 
of Jonathan Harrington, the last survivor of 
the War of the Revolution, and a cut of which will 
be found on the following page. 

That the patriotic impulses of Henry Harrington, 
the signer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Dec- 
laration of Independence, were inherited by his 
sons, is amply demonstrated by the fact that five 
of them — to wit, Jeremiah, John, Moses, Jonathan, 
and Thomas, five brothers — stood shoulder to 
shoulder at the battle of April 19th, 1775, and con- 
tinued to serve under Captain Parker for some time 
afterwards. 

Jonathan Harrington, No. 74, born July 18, 
1758, was scarcely sixteen years of age, at the 
time of the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington 
on the morning of April 19, 1775. He died March 
27, 1854, at the very advanced age of 95 years, 
eight months and 18 days. Up to the time of his 
death, he related, with wonderful clearness, the 
stirring events of his earlier life. He said he was 
aroused early that morning by a cry from his mother, 
who said : " Jonathan, get up, the regulars are 
coming, and something must be done. '' Jonathan 
was a fifer. He arose, went to the place where 
the patriots were gathering, and was with the 
company on the approach of the British. He 

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continued to participate in the events of the 
Revolutionary War, and was ever afterwards 
treated with much respect and attention by the 
whole community where he resided up to the 
time of his death. 

The death of the last survivor of the Battle of 
Lexington produced a marked sensation in the 
whole community. The Governor ordered out 
the Davis Guards of Acton, and the Concord 
Artillery, to do escort duty at his interment. Such 
was the public feeling that General Jones invited his 
brigade to be present on the occasion, and several 
other companies, not belonging to the brigade volun- 
teered — all anxious to show their regard to the 
memory of one who had come down from a generation 
of patriots, and had stood for many years as the sole 
surviving representative of the first battle of free- 
dom in America. The Governor, the Lieutenant 
Governor, and the Honorable Council, and a great 
part of the legislature of the State of Massachusetts, 
which was then in session, honored the event by 
their presence. As Mr. Hudson says, and referring 
to the death of this patriot: "The spectacle was 
truly imposing. *' Following this, Mr. Hudson 
closes his reference to Jonathan Harrington and 
his life with the following remarks: 

"The history of the world furnishes no case 
more striking or sublime than this! Thousands 

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of persons of all ages and conditions in life, flock 
together from one common impulse, and with one 
general feeling! What motive actuated the vast 
concourse and brought them to Lexington at that 
time? The season of the year was uninviting, 
the traveling bad, and the day inclement; and 
everything external would seem to forbid any 
gathering of the people in large numbers in the 
open air, — but still they came. And for what 
purpose: Not to obtain any direct advantage 
personal to themselves — not to witness any feat 
of art, listen to any distinguished orator, or par- 
take of a sumptuous feast — not to behold any 
distinguished lord or prince from a foreign country, 
or any celebrated statesman from our own — not 
to greet a living friend surrounded with wealth 
and splendor, or to follow in the funeral train of 
a deceased President or high officer of state. No — 
they came to worship at the shrine of Liberty — 
to show their respect to the memory of a humble 
and unpretending individual, who had stood for years 
the sole representative of that body of freemen who 
rallied for their country on the 19th of April, 1775. '* 
The records of the War and the Navy Depart- 
ments show the participation of several Harring- 
tons in the War of the Rebellion; and it would, 
indeed, be a pleasure to refer to each of them, did 
space permit. 

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Among them, however, are found the name of the 
writer's father, Andrew Benjamin Harrington, a Hneal 
descendant of Thomas, No. 57, the son of Henry, No. 
28, who was a member of the Twenty-fourth New 
York Cavalry and who served during the latter 
part of the war, and was present at Appomattox, 
when the great Confederate army under Lee laid 
down their arms and surrendered to General Grant 
on that beautiful morning in the spring of 1865. 

Another one of this great family, who participated 
in that war for the abolition of slavery was Dr. 
Devillo W. Harrington, who died in the city of 
Buffalo, New York, in November, 1905. Dr. 
Harrington when a boy enlisted in the First New 
York Dragoons, served three years, and after the 
war took up the study of medicine. He located 
in Buffalo, where he acquired a lucrative practice 
for the period of about thirty-five years, accumu- 
lated a large property, and commanded the respect 
and admiration of all who knew him. He was 
well known as an exceedingly public-spirited 
citizen, and during the great G. A. R. encamp- 
ment here in Buffalo, in 1897, he entertained at 
his own expense the surviving members of his 
entire regiment. 

He has two brotliers still living, one of whom, 
George Harrington, is one of the best and most 



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prominently known citizens of Wyoming County 
in this state, where he has resided for many 
years. 

So far as the writer has been able to ascertain, 
none of this line of Harringtons have left them 
surviving male children, so that upon the death of 
those who still survive, this branch of the Har- 
rington family will become extinct. 

Early in 1776, Thomas Harrington, No. 57, 
left Lexington, and moved into what is now the 
State of Connecticut. A year or so later he left 
Connecticut and took up liis home in Chenango 
County in the State of New York. His wife was 
Lucy Perry, of Lexington, whom he married in 
1748. There were born to Thomas Harrington 
and his wife nine children, namely: Elizabeth 
(who died in infancy), Benjamin, Solomon, William, 
Hezekiah, Ezekiel, Thankful, Polly, and Ann. 

At the same time that Thomas Harrington came 
into Chenango County from Connecticut, John 
Harrington came to the same county from Vermont. 

John Harrington left him surviving children, 
Joshua, John, Hillamon, David, Polly, and Rebecca. 
One of these sons married Thankful Harrington, 
a daughter of Thomas; and one of their sons, 
Thomas W. Harrington, now resides in the town 
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the age of eighty, Thomas W. Harrington is an 
exceedingly well preserved man, and tells, with 
great clearness, of his grandfather John on his 
father's side and his grandfather Thomas, on his 
mother's side. 

We have here another instance of Harrington 
marrying Harrington, and there are many of such 
instances to be found in the record of the family 
as heretofore set forth in detail. 

The father of Thomas W. Harrington, of Greene, 
N. Y., was Joshua Harrington, born in 1782. He 
married Thankful Harrington, daughter of Thomas 
and Lucy Perry. The father of Joshua was John 
Harrington, who came from Vermont, with two 
of his brothers, and settled in Chenango County; 
and the children of John Harrington were, Joshua, 
Polly, John, Hillamon, Rebecca, Eber, and David. 

Thomas W. Harrington's wife was Betsey Hin- 
man. Their children were Anice, born May 7, 
1851, and who now lives in Oklahoma; Lida, born 
July 30, 1853, now living at Binghamton, N. Y.n 
Jane, born September 10, 1855, now residing at 
Greene, N. Y., and Edward, born August 
19, 1860; died in Oklahoma, June 1, 1906; and, 
Alice, who died at Greene, N. Y., in 1871. 

Little is known of the descendants of John 
Harrington, further than the information herein 
given. It is probable that their children and 

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grandcliildren are now to be found in Chenango 
County and the counties adjoining in the State of 
New York. 

In Chenango County the name of Harrington 
is exceedingly well known, and our people have 
been closely identified with the history of this county. 
In 1804, Ezekiel Harrington, the great-grandfather 
of the writer, sold his homestead on the Chenango 
River to Benjamin Harrington, and a deed shows 
this transfer was put on record in the office of the 
county clerk of Chenango County at that time. 

Adjoining the old homestead is a tract of land 
containing about two acres, which has been dedi- 
cated for cemetery purposes. In this cemetery 
may be found a headstone over the grave of Ben- 
jamin Harrington, showing that he was born in 
1788 and died in the year 1866. He had a son, 
George Harrington, also buried in this peaceful 
spot, and the inscription on his headstone shows 
that he was born in 1827 and he died in 1901. 

George Ralph Harrington, a grandson of Ben- 
jamin, now resides upon the farm where his grand- 
father lived and died, and is at this time the father 
of four children — one of w^hom, I trust, may con- 
tinue to live in this beautiful spot to perpetuate 
the Harrington name in the Chenango Valley and 
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One of the very pleasant recollections of the 
writer's life will ever be in the visit to the town 
of Greene in Chenango County on a beautiful 
afternoon in August, 1906, and the meeting there 
of Thomas W. Harrington, and the visit to the 
old Harrington homestead. 

In this connection I wish also, and at this time, 
to make reference to the assistance rendered me 
by Charles W. Grey, assistant cashier of the Juliand 
Bank at Greene, N. Y. 

Residing in the town of Greene may also be 
found Reade E. Harrington, Eugene A. Harring- 
ton, and other representatives of the writer's branch 
of the Harrington family; all of whom have been 
exceedingly kind in assisting me in establishing 
a complete record of our branch of the family. 

Benjamin Harrington, born April 14th, 1788, 
married Mary Smith, August 26th, 1810. He died 
July 4th, 1866. His wife, Mary Smith, was born at 
Troy, Pa., October 4th, 1791, died June 12th, 1864. 
Their children were: 

Cynthia Harrington, born July 12th, 1811; di; d 
April 2d, 1893. 

Sally Harrington, born August 22d, 1813; died 
July 28th, 1837. 

Mary A. Harrington, born April 17th, 1825; 
died April 8th, 1882. 



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Lydia Harrington, born February 6tli, 1817 
died May 23d, 1888. 

William S. Harrington, born June 8th, 1819 
died September 24th, 1900. 

Francis B. Harrington, born March 5th, 1821 
died September 30th, 1846. 

Rosamond Harrington, born December 28th 
1822; died June 18th, 1824. 

George N. Harrington, born June 8th, 1827 
died June 21st, 1901. 

Salphronius Harrington, born March 2d, 1829 
died December 18th, 1900. 

Sally Harrington was married to Ira French of 
Castle Creek, N. Y., May 21st, 1834. They had 
one son, Dwight L. French, who was born in 1835; 
studied law, and is now living in Lisle, Broome 
County, N. Y. 

Another son. Dr. Salphronius French, was born 
in 1837, and is now living in Amsterdam, N. Y. 

Dr. French was educated at Binghamton 
Academy, and studied medicine with his uncle, 
Dr. S. H. French, at Lisle, N. Y., in 1857. He 
attended medical college in New York City for one 
year and graduated from the Albany Medical Col- 
lege in 1859. From 1860 to 1862 he was engaged 
in the practice of his profession with his uncle at 
Lisle, N. Y., and in July of the latter year he be- 



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came a member of the One Hundred and Ninth New 
York Volunteers as assistant surgeon, with the 
rank of first heu tenant. He served until 1864, 
when he was honorably discharged from the ser- 
vice because of ill health. 

In 1871 he moved to Amsterdam, N. Y., where 
he now resides. Dr. French has taken a promi- 
nent part in the affairs of the town in which he has 
lived for so many years, being president of the 
Amsterdam Savings Bank and of the Free Library 
Association. His wife was Miss Mary A. Hurd, 
of Colesville, N. Y. They were married in 1868, 
and have one child, Charles E. French, who is 
now treasurer of the Amsterdam Savings Bank. 

Whether or not Dr. French inherited from his 
father, Ira, or from his mother, Sally Harrington, 
the several qualities of which the writer finds him 
possessed, and which has done much to make him 
one of the leading citizens where he has so long 
resided, it is a fact, nevertheless, that he has these 
many qualifications, and we shall claim that the 
blood of the Harrington family has contributed 
to the production thereof to some extent. 

Cynthia Harrington was married to Dr. Sal- 
phronius Henry French in 1834. Dr. French was 
a practicing physician at Lisle, N. Y., for many 
years. 



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Mary A. Harrington married Daniel Smith, 
and they had one son, Benjamin Smith, who was 
for many years a practicing attorney at law in the 
city of Binghamton, N. Y. 

Lydia Harrington married a surveyor, living at 
Lisle, N. Y., by the name of John Ingerson. 

William S. Harrington was for many years a 
well-known teacher in Chenango County, and in 
later years took up the occupation of farming. 
He married Maria Bradley, September 7th, 1843, 
who died at Greene, N. Y., in 1881. He after- 
wards, and in 1886, married Lucy M. Wheeler. 
By his first wife he had children: Eliza E. Har- 
rington, Francis Harrington, Alice Harrington, and 
Eugene A. Harrington. 

Eliza E. Harrington married a man by the name 
of Winter, and is now living in Ohio. 

Francis Harrington married Hattie Squire of 
Chenango Forks, and they are now living at Cort- 
land, N. Y. They have three children; to wit. 
Fred, Ray, and Mary. 

Alice A. Harrington married E. M. Spencer, 
of Greene, N. Y. Their children are Herschell 
Dorsey Spencer, who now resides at Boston, Mass. ; 
Vina Spencer Seymour, and Mildred Spencer, of 
Greene, N. Y. 

Herschell Dorsey Spencer was born at Greene, 
N. Y., Aug. 5th, 1877, and is therefore thirty 

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years old at the present time. He is a graduate 
of Hamilton College, holding at the time of his 
graduation the Elihu Root Fellowship; he also was 
a student at the University of Gottengen, in Ger- 
many, for about a year, and at Cornell University 
for a like period. For four years Mr. Spencer was 
connected with the Patent Department at Wash- 
ington as an examiner, and now holds a lucra- 
tive position in the Patent Department of the 
United Shoe Machinery Company, at Boston. Mr. 
Spencer's name will be found grouped later on in 
this volume with other prominent members of the 
Harrington family who have been prominent in 
professional and in scientific research and have 
been shown to be graduates of the colleges and 
universities throughout the country. 

On the seventh of September, 1904, being the 
twenty-eighth anniversary of the marriage of his 
father and mother, Mr. Spencer was married to 
Cornelia Emma Juliand, of Greene, N. Y. INIrs. 
Spencer comes from one of the oldest of the Che- 
nango County families — her ancestors being among 
the early pioneers of that county, and at all times 
commanded the highest regard of the people of 
Greene Township, and, in fact, the whole county 
where they were known. 

The Juliand Bank at Greene takes its name 
from one of Mrs. Spencer's ancestors, and it is 

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to Charles W. Gray, the cashier of this bank, that 
the writer is indebted for much assistance in trac- 
ing out the different Hues represented by the numer- 
ous Harringtons residing in Chenango County. 

Eugene A. Harrington Hves on his father's old 
homestead in the town of Greene, N. Y. He 
married Louise Copeland, of Greene, N. Y., and 
they have one daughter, Eva. 

Francis B. Harrington married Frances Newell, 
of Parker, Broome County, N. Y. 

George Nelson Harrington, who always resided 
upon the old Benjamin Harrington homestead on 
the Chenango River, married Maria A. Aldrich, 
November 5th, 1857. They had three cliildren: 
Mary Harrington, Alfred Lynn Harrington, and 
George Ralph Harrington. 

Mary Harrington married Ira D. Carley, of 
Lisle, N. Y., and they have three children: Dwight, 
Anna, and George. 

Alfred Lynn Harrington, died at the age of 
twelve years, and 

George Ralph Harrington, a grandson of Benjamin 
Harrington, still resides on the old homestead. He 
married Elizabeth A. Beadle, of Smithville, N. Y., 
January 31st, 1900. They have four children. 

Of the other children of Thomas Harrington, 
the only sons were (in addition to Benjamin) Solo- 
mon, Ezekiel, and Hezekiah. 

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Solomon moved from Chenango County to Lyn- 
don, Chautauqua County, N. Y.; from there to 
Ohio, and then to Logansport, Indiana, where 
he died without issue. 

Hezekiah left Chenango County when quite 
young; went west and into Canada, and was never 
heard from afterwards. It is very probable that 
he met an untimely death. 

The daughters were Thankful, Polly, and Ann. 

Thankful Harrington married John Harrington, 
and she was the mother of Thomas W. Harrington, 
who now resides at Greene, N. Y. 

Polly Harrington married Isaac Emery, the 
father of Stephen Emery. Stephen Emery is now 
an exceedingly well preserved man, seventy-six 
years of age, and resides at Logonier, Indiana. 

Anna Harrington married William Straight. 
One of their children was named Anna Straight, 
and she in turn became the wife of Stephen Emery, 
hereinbefore referred to. 

Ezekiel Harrington, son of Thomas, and the 
great grandfather of the writer, left Chenango 
County about 1804. He was born in 1779; mar- 
ried October 11th, 1808, Lydia Cotton, who was 
born February 10th, 1785; died November 20th, 
1874, aged eighty-nine years, nine months, and ten 
days, and had children: 



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1. Daniel, born July 10th, 1810, died 1877. 

2. Chauncey Harrington, born December 28th, 

1812, and who died when twelve years old. 
3 William, born March 9th, 1815. 

4. Anna, born December 9th, 1817. 

5. Ezekiel Burdette, born May 12th, 1820; 

died August 14, 1894. 

6. Almeron, born December 25, 1822, and 

who is still living. 

7. Azuba, born November 12th, 1825. 

8. Lydia, born August 17th, 1828. Married 

Jared Tyler, died about 1852. 

Daniel Harrington married Sarepta Hill, and 
had children : 

Chauncey, who died at the age of four years. 

Andrew Benjamin, born October 23d, 1845. 

Olive, born , who married Amasa 

Buck. 

Emeline, born August 19th, 1832, who married 
Joel B. Jewett, September 24th, 1848. 

Alice and Lodica, both of whom died when they 
were young. 

Andrew Benjamin Harrington is the sole sur- 
viving male member of his father's family. He 
has lived at Alexander, Genesee County, New York, 
for thirty-five years; has been one of the deputy 
sheriffs of the county for nearly twenty years, and 
is highly respected by all who know him. He 

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married Adell Perkins September 13th, 1864. 
This marriage took place when young Andrew 
was but nineteen years old, and when he was home 
from the army on a sick furlough. After the mar- 
riage, he returned to his regiment and continued 
in active ser\dce in the War of the Rebellion up to 
the time of the surrender of Lee at Appomattox 
in April, 1865. They had three children: 

Eugene W. Harrington (the compiler of these 
statistics) was born in the town of Bethany, Genesee 
County, on the 30tli day of May, 1866. Having 
acquired a public school education, he began teach- 
ing school at the age of sixteen in the year 188;2. 
He devoted several years to teaching and finally 
took up the study of law at the Law Department 
of the Buffalo tjniversitv in 1891. In 1893 he 
graduated, and was admitted to the bar in 1896. 
Since then he has devoted his time to the practice 
of his profession and to literary work. He mar- 
ried June 25th, 1885, Clara L. Losee, who 
resided in the town of Darien, Genesee County, 
N. Y. Their only child living is Richard Losee 
Harrington, born November 15th, 1886. Their in- 
fant son, Benjamin Eugene, born June ^Tth, 1888, 
died August 17th, 1888. 

Clara Harrington, the only daughter of Andrew 
B., born August 11th, 1870, and 



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Daniel E. Harrington, born August 30th, 1873; 
married Flora M. Moulton, August 20tli, 1893. 
Children; 

Ruth, born February 16th, 1899, and Wade 
Benjamin, born May 28th, 1907. 

Upon coming to Genesee County, Ezekiel Har- 
rington purchased of the Holland Land Company 
one hundred sixty acres of land in the town of 
Bethany. Prior to his death, he divided his land 
and property, giving to his sons Daniel and Bur- 
dette and his daughter Azuba (who married Cor- 
nelius Vader) the whole of the one hundred sixty 
acres. Bom in 1779, he was sixty-eight years of 
age at the time of his death, which occurred in 1847. 
He was buried at the West Bethany Cemetery, 
together with his wife, their infant son Chauncy 
and their daughter Lydia. 

Ezekiel Burdette Harrington married Angeline 
Wicks, and had Charles Harrington, Theresa Har- 
rington, born June 19th, 1850; Joseph E., born May 
24th, 1847, and Viola. He died August 14th, 1894. 

Almeron Harrington (familiarly known as "Uncle 
Jack") moved to Ionia, Michigan, where he has 
always been engaged in farming. He is at this 
writing eighty-four years of age and active. He 
married Orpha Wicks. 

Children of Almeron Harrington. There were 
five: Leonard, Ellen, Alfred O., Guy, and Ella. 

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Leonard participated in the Civil War, and was 
wounded in the last battle, just before General 
Lee surrendered. He died from the effects of his 
wound ten days later. 

Ellen died at a very early age. 

Guy married Emily Snyder. They had two 
children, Clay and Cleve, the former of whom died 
when a small child. They live at Ionia, Michigan, 
with Mr. Harrington's father, on the old homestead. 

Ella married Daniel Sittz. They have one 
son. Jay. 

Alfred O. married for his first wife, Susan Bene- 
dict. They had four children: Maud, Claude, 
Clair, and Bessie. 

Claude Harrington served in the Cuban War, 
and after the war married Florence Bookner. They 
now reside at Seattle, Washington. 

Maud died at a very early age. 

Clair married Ida Eckert. They now live in 
Belding, Mich. 

Bessie married Glenn Lee. They now live at 
Lowell, IVIich., having one son, Russell G. Lee. 

Alfred O. Harrington's second wife was Clara 
Clifford, and they have one child, a boy, Lee C. 
Harrington. 

Azuba Harrington married Cornelius Vader. She 
died in the year 1901, and her husband still survives 
her at the age of eighty-nine years. For many 

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years, and up to about the year 1895, they Hved 
upon the old homestead on the Town Line Road 
between Bethany and Alexander. Their children 
are James Vader, who is married and lives at 
Alexander, N. Y.; William Vader, who is married 
and lives at Attica, N. Y. ; Earl, who died about 
1890; and Myrtle Vader, who married George 
Garrett, of Alexander, N. Y., where they now reside. 
Before her marriage Mp*tle Vader taught school 
in Genesee County for several years, being possessed 
of much ability as a teacher. 

Anna Harrington was married to Hiram Free- 
man, January 1st, 1835. Their children were 
William Delois Freeman, who died January 16th, 
1852; Daniel Lafayette Freeman, who died October 
20th, 1892; Lydia Freeman, who died at the age 
of thirteen; Almeron Freeman, and Lenora Han- 
nah Freeman, born January 8th, 1845. Soon after 
the death of Hiram Freeman, Anna, his widow, 
married Chauncey H. Stone, in Milwaukee, Wis- 
consin, in 1845. Their cliildren were Emily, Augusta, 
Nellie M., and Cora Adell. Chauncey H. Stone was 
born in Asburnham, Mass., December 21st, 1818. 

Lenora Hannah Freeman was born January 8th, 
1845; married James Willson Dickinson, born Janu- 
ary 9th, 1846, who died November 16th, 1902. 
Children: 

Leon Dickinson, born July 26th, 1870. 

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Ellen Lenora, born in IVIilwaukee, Wis., September 
24th, 1873; married Axel Soderling, October 5th, 1899. 
the ceremony being performed by Bishop Samuel 
Fellows. 

By the second marriage of Anna Harrington to 
Chauncey Stone, there were born children, Emily, 
Augusta, Nellie, and Delia, all of whom except 
Emily are now dead. 

The only surviving daughter of Chauncey and 
Anna Stone is Augusta Lavina, who man-ied 
Joseph E. Harrington, at Greenfield, Wisconsin, 
January 14th, 1873. Their only child is Clarence 
Elmo Harrington, born 1874; married in Sep- 
tember, 1903, to Emily M. Thompson. 

The only male representative of the family of 
Daniel, the son of Ezekiel, is Richard Losee Har- 
rington, the son of the writer. Upon him will 
rest the responsibility of perpetuating our branch 
of this time-honored family, and may the guid- 
ance of a kind Providence aid him in the perform- 
ance of the duties of his trusteeship. 

James Harrington, who lived at Lebanon, Co- 
lumbia County, N. Y., about the year 1800, married 

for his first wife, Harriet . They had 

three children: 1, David; 2, Henry; and 3, 
SoPHRONiA. By a second marriage to Lydia 
, he had five children, to wit: 4, Burr; 

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5, Hamilton; 6, Samuel; 7, James; and 8, 
Alonzo. 



1 David Harrington (1) married, and had children: 

9, William; 10, David; 11, Albert; 12, Ed- 
ward; 13, Henry; and 14, Mary. 

2 Henry Harrington (2) married for his first wife, 

Snyder, and their children were: 

15, Emily; 16, Antoinette; 17, Harvey; 18, 
Henry; 19, A. Wood; 19^, D wight. By a 
second marriage to Polly Bear, he had: 20, J. 
Charles; 20^, Josephine; 21, Edward B.; and 

22, Mary. 

3 SopHRONiA married Hiram Phillips. They had one 

son, Edwin Phillips, who graduated from West 
Point, became an officer in the United States Army, 
and died in Mexico. 

4 Burr Harrington was drowned in the Detroit River. 

5 Hamilton Harrington was married and lived at 

AVaterloo, N. Y. He left him surviving a son and 
a daughter, now living at Waterloo, N. Y. 

6 Samuel H. married and now lives at Waterloo, 

N. Y. He has a large family. 

7 James Harrington moved to Michigan. Had three 

children: James, Sidney, and Mary. 

8 Alonzo Harrington married and lives at New Leb- 

anon, N. Y. 

9 William (son of No. 1) married and had children: 

23, Herbert; and 24, William. 

10 David went South and was never after heard from. 



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11 Albert married and now lives at Springfield, Mass. 

Has two children, a son and a daughter. 

12 Edmund died at Pittsfield, Massachusetts. 

13 Henry also died at Pittsfield, Massachusetts. 

14 Mary married a Mr. Marvin, of Lockport, N. Y. 

She died, leaving a daughter, Mary Marvin, her 
surviving. 

15 Emily Harrington married Day, and 

moved to a place near Lansing, Michigan. She 
died leaving children. 

16 Antoinette Harrington married Joseph Slayton, 

of Lockport, N. Y. She died leaving children, 
Henry and Fanny. 

17 Harvey Harrington married, lived, and died at 

Howell, Mich. He left three children^ — all of whom 
reside at Howell, Mich. 

18 Henry Harrington married Hannah I. Davis, and 

lived at Orangeport, Niagara County, N. Y. They 
are both dead, leaving them surviving five children, 
to wit: 25, Louis K.; 26, Dr. Frank A.; 27, 
John H.; 28, Charles M.; 29, Albert P. 

19 A. Wood Harrington married Harriet Foyn. He 

lived and died near Niagara Falls, N. Y. Their 
children were Alice, Grace, Augusta, and 
Milton. 
19^ Dwight Harrington married Sabina Parker. They 
both lived and died at Gasport, N. Y. Their 
children were: 30, Eva; 31, Nettie; 32, Wil- 
liam H; 33, Daniel H; 34, Harry. 

20 J. Charles Harrington is married and lives at 

Lockport, N. Y. He has four children. 



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20 J Josephine married George Silsby; lives near Howell, 
Mich., and has two daughters. 

21 Edward B. Harrington, an attorney at law, lives 

at Tonawanda, N. Y.; is married and has three 
children. 

22 Mary H. Harrington married Robert Pierson, and 

is now living at Lockport, N. Y. They have no 
children. 

25 Louis K. Harrington married Flora Freeman, and 

they live at Gasport, N. Y. Their only son, Harold 
H., is living at home. 

26 Frank A. Harrington married Carrie Ortolan. He 

took up the study of medicine, graduated from 
the Medical Department of Buffalo University, and 
is now practicing in the City of Buffalo, N. Y., 
with offices at 31 Franklin Street. They have five 
children, to wit: 

27 John H. Harrington married Maud Cleggett, and 

now lives at Kansas City, Mo. 

28 Charles M. Harrington married Mary Bossett, 

and lives at 595 Ashland Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. 
He is the junior member of the firm of Romer & 
Harrington, attorneys at law, with offices in the 
Erie County Bank Building. They have five 
children, to wit: Henry B., Ralph M., George 
L., Ruth, and Mary. 

29 Albert P. Harrington married Flora E. Pease, 

and resides upon the old Harrington homestead 
at Orangeport, N. Y. They have children: Helen, 
Dorothy, and Carrie. 

As to the original ancestor, James Harrington, 
no authentic trace can be found. It is very prob- 

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able that he was one of the three brothers spoken 
of by Thomas W. Harrington, as coming from 
Vermont. One settled in Chenango County; one 
in Otsego County, and it is very probable that 
the third one is the James of Columbia County. 
Members of the Massachusetts family were con- 
stantly drifting westward, and, no doubt, James 
Harrington was a descendant of one of the Massa- 
chusetts Harringtons. 

Benjamin Harrington, of Vermont, married 

Theodosia , about the year 1760. One 

of the children was a son, Gardner Harrington. 

Gardner Harrington came from Pownal, Ver- 
mont, about the year 1798. He married Harriet 
Franklin, of Block Island. Gardner Harrington 
died at West Burlington, Otsego County, N. Y., in 
18S0. His wife died in 1863. They had eight 
children, to wit: 

Daniel, born May 1, 1810; died February 20, 1899. 

Nelson, born April 7, 1812. 

Hannah, born July 2, 1814. 

WiLLL\M Henry, born May 16, 1816. 

Erastus, born Januarj-- 10, 1818. 

David, born May 29, 1819. 

Benjamin, born August 14, 1826. 

Theodosia, bom October 17, 1828. 



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Daniel Harrington, the oldest son, married 
Sally Ann Gregory, June 11, 1837. They had 
three children, to wit: 

Henry Harrison, born October 17, 1838. 

Sarah Jane, bom May 26, 1844. 

Albert Arvin, who died at the age of five years. 

Sarah Jane married William J. Mann, of New 
Berlin, N. Y., February 16, 1871. They have two 
sons, Frank M. and Walter, both living at Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

Sally Ann, the first wife of Daniel, died Decem- 
ber 1, 1846, and he married for his second wife, 
Mrs. EUzabeth Marble, November 22, 1850. To 
them was born one child, a son, Charles Medbury 
Harrington, who now resides at Minneapolis, 
Minn. He married Grace Ross, of New Berlin, 
N. Y., September 12 1877, and their only child, 
a daughter, was married October 11, 1905. 

Henry Harrison Harrington, born in 1838, 
died at New BerHn, N. Y., August 29, 1904. In 
early life he entered the legal profession, and, by 
reason of a marked ability, was elevated to a judge- 
ship in the county where he was so well and favor- 
ably known. He was a man highly respected, 
and loved by all who knew him. He married 
October 30, 1867, Maria T. Bearsdley, of Pitts- 

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field, Otsego County, N. Y. To them five chil- 
dren were born, four of whom died in infancy. 
Katherine Grace, born January 16, 1879, lives 
with Mrs. Harrington at New Berlin. 

Of the family of Elijah Harrington, born January 
11, 1774, the only surviving members are Benja- 
min, born January 5, 1803; Elisha, born July 4, 
1806; Elvin, born Februar}^ 3, 1808. 

The children of David Harrington were William, 
Louis B., Delos E., Daniel, Lucy, Horatio, Mau- 
rice, and Martin. These last named children were 
the issue of David Harrington, born 1799, and 
Alma Card. They were married December 14, 
1820. One of their sons, Daniel, born November 
16, 1829, at Rockport, Ohio, married Amanda R. 
Bishop at Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N. Y. 
Their children were James Bishop Harrington, 
born 1857; Elida Alma, born 1863; Nettie A., 
bom 1866, and Charles, born December 17, 1867. 

Mr. James Bishop Harrington, the oldest of 
the children of Daniel, now lives in Buffalo, Erie 
County, N. Y. 

One of the most interesting of the various ancient 
records examined by the writer in the compiling 
of this record is an old family bible, now belong- 
ing to Mr. Delos F. Harrington, of Buffalo, N. Y., 
which was given to him by his grandfather, James 



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Harrington. In it are recorded births as far back 
as 1776, and, in fact, some of the writings are be- 
coming somewhat obHterated by age. 

This family of Harringtons starts with Spencer 
Harrington, who was born in Connecticut. The exact 
date of the birth of Spencer Harrington is unknown, 
but his brothers and sisters were Daniel, Stafford, 
Trueman, Stutley, Tryphena, and Tryphona. 

James Harrington, iron of Spencer, was born in 
Montgomery County in this State. He had a 
son Spencer, who was born at Akron, N. Y., in 
1837, and his wife was born in the town of Virgin, 
Cortland County, N. Y., in 1849. Their son, Delos 
F. Harrington, born in 1871, now resides in Buf- 
falo and is well known as a thorough business 
man, whose integrity is of the highest order. He 
is prominently identified with many of the frater- 
nal societies of this city. 

Otis Harrington, a brother of Spencer, was born 
in Akron, N. Y., in 1835. He has a son, Judson 
H., who married a daughter of Mr. Henry New- 
man, one of the old and highly respected families 
of the town of Akron, N. Y. Judson Harrington 
is a most genial and affable man in his everyday 
life, and highly respected by all who know him. 
He has been identified with the court service of 
the county clerk's office of Erie County for many 



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years, and the duties of his office have always been 
performed with splendid satisfaction. 

The following is a complete reproduction of the 
family record as found in the old Bible : 

James Harrington was bom June 20th in the Year 

of Our Lord 1766. 
Mary Harrington was born February 10th in the 

Year of Our Lord, 1767. 

Sons and Daughters of Mary Harrington. 

Sabrina Harrington was born December 31st in 

the Year of Our Lord, 1802. 
Jeremiah Harrington was born on the 15th day of 

October, 1804. 
Luke S. Harrington was bom December 20th in 

the Year of Our Lord, 1806. 
Chauncey W. Harrington was bom January 16, 

1828. 
Delos W. Harrington was bom December 15, 1833. 
Amy Harrington was the daughter of James and 

Mary Harrington, and was born August 17, 1788. 
Ruth Harrington v as bom December 23d in the 

Year of Our Lord, 1790. 
Spencer Harrington was born March 27th in (he 

Year of Our Lord, 1792. 
Stephan Harrington was born March 28th in the 

Year of Our Lord, 1794. 
Triphosa and Triphena Harringt-n were bom 

March 16th in the Year of Our Lord, 179 '. 
Daniel Harrington was lx)rn on the ninth day of 

March in the Year of Our Lord, 1798. 



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Tryphona Harrington was born on the 27th day 
of November in the Year of Our Lord, 1801. 

Chauncey Harrington was born January 16th, 
1823. 

Spencer Harrington was the son of John Harring- 
ton, and was bom in the Year of Our Lord, 1792. 

Polly Harrington, wife of Spencer Harrington 
was born September fifth in the Year of Our Lord, 
1794. 

James Harrington, son of Spencer and Polly Har- 
rington was born March 16th, in the Year of Our 
Lord, 1814. 

Leo E. Harrington was born January 27, 1816. 

Hariet Harrington was born November 3, 1814. 

Hiram B. Harrington was born September 3d in 
the Year of Our Lord, 1825. 

Philip Harrington was born November the twenty- 
first in the Year of Our Lord, 1811. 

The following are the deaths recorded in the old 
Bible: 

James Harrington died November 23d in the Year 

of Our Lord, 1813. 
Stephan Harrington died February 16th in the 

Year of Our Lord, 1813. 
Mary Harrington, wife of James Harrington, died 

June 22d in the Year of Our Lord, 1823. 
Amy Harrington Myers died in Trumble County 

in the State of Ohio, in the Year of Our Lord, 1830. 

Tryphosia Cleveland died . 

Sabrina E. , died March 11, 1826. 



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of Soatan. ffiassarltuBftta 

I should feel that I had been, indeed, derelict 
if I fail to make special mention of the splendid 
assistance given me by Edwin Eugene Harrington, 
of Boston, in the early stages of my investigations. 
This public-spirited son of a patriotic ancestor 
is so imbued with the spirit of colonial day patri- 
otism that he is constantly making little journeys 
to the suburbs of Boston in search of new and 
interesting places connected with the Harrington 
genealogy. 

He is a son of Andrew Jackson Harrington, a 
son of Luther Harrington, and grandson of Abra- 
ham Harrington, of Weston, Mass., who was born 
September 19, 1820. From Abraham Harrington, 
Edwin Eugene Harrington traces direct to the 
original ancestor, Robert Harrington, whose grave 
he frequently visits. 

Luther Harrington married Achsah Viles, and 
their children were Clarence A., who married 
Nellie Hall, of Brookline, Mass., Edwin Eugene, 
who married Carrie A. Bird, of Brookhne, Mass.; 
Elmer Ellsworth, who died very young; Ella, un- 
married, and Emma, who is also dead. 

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The following is a complete record of this branch 
of the family from George Harrington, who mar- 
ried Hepzibah Fiske. 

Children of George Harrington and wife Hepzibah : 

1 Hannah, born July 31, 1716; married William Whit- 

ney, of Weston. 

2 Elisha, born August 27, 1717; died young. 

3 Abigail, bom October 4, 1718; married Benjamin 

Garfield. 

4 John, bom December 14, 1719; married Sarah Bar- 

nard, of Waltham, Mass. 

5 Lydia, born February 12, 1720. 

6 Elisha, born November 19, 1722. 

7 Seth, born June 22, 1724. 

8 Benjamin, born September 29, 1725; married Eliza- 

beth Pierce. 

9 Sarah, born October 21, 1727. 

10 Seth, born September 25, 1728. 

11 Mercy, born February 7, 1730. 

12 Eunice, born October 30, 1733. 

13 Susanna, bom January 9, 1735. 

John Harrington married Sarah Barnard. Children 
of John and Sarah: 

1 John, born February 28, 1742; married Mary W^hitney, 

of Westboro, Mass. 

2 Sarah, bom November 20, 1744; married Captain 

Isaac Gleason, of Waltham, Mass. 

3 William, bom February 6, 1745. 

4 Caleb, born December 11, 1748, married Sarah Miller, 

of Westboro, Mass. 

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5 Abraham, born 1751, married Anna Russell, who 

always claimed relationship to Lord John Russell, 
of England. 

6 Isaac, born January 21, 1753; died young. 

7 Elizabeth, born November 12, 1754; married Sam- 

uel Home, of Southboro, Mass. 

8 Submit, born February 18, 1757, died unmarried at 

a great age. 

Abraham Harrington married Anna Russell, November 
5, 1776. Children: 

1 Abel, born February 13, 1777. 

2 Anna, born February 19, 1779; married Elijah Fiske, 

of Lincoln, Mass. 

3 Sally, born December 20, 1780; married Isaac Train, 

of Weston. 

4 Enoch, born February 19, 1782; unmarried. 

5 Elizabeth, born July 1, 1789; married Rev. Charles 

Train, of Framingham, Mass. 

6 Luther, born October 12, 1781, married Achsah 

Viles, of Walt ham, Mass. 

7 Abraham, bom 1789, married, first, Gush- 

ing; second, Harriet Valentine, of Hopkinton, 
Mass. Graduated from Harvard College Law 
School, Class of 1812, died 1828. 

8 Isaac, born 1791. 

9 Hepzibah, bom 1794; married Rev. Charles Train, 

widower of sister Elizabeth. 

10 Elbridge, born 1798, unmarried. 

11 Enoch, born 1803; married Eliza Nye, of Freeix^rt, 

Maine. 

Luther Harrington married Achsah Viles, of Wnltham , 

Mass. Children: 

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1 IsAACj married Sarah P. Whittemore. 

2 Anna Russell, born October 15, 1812; married 

Abram G. Adams. 

3 Abel, born August 19, 1819; married Sophia L. 

Scates. 

4 Luther, bom October 12, 1817; married Emily Hagar. 

5 Andrew Jackson, bom September 18, 1820; married 

Elmira F. Brown, of Weston. 

6 John Quincy Adams, born November 8, 1822; 

married Abigail Jones, of Weston. 

7 Charlotte, born November 22, 1824; married Jonas 

Fiske. 

8 Henry Clay, bom November 2, 1826; married, first, 

Sarah E. Sanderson; second, Letitia Wiswall. 

9 Abraham, bom 1829; unmarried; died young. 

10 James, bom Febmary 14, 1832; married Lydia J. 
Scates, of Milton. N. H. 

James Harrington, son of Luther and Achsah; married 
Lydia Jenness Scates, April 30, 1854. Children: 

1 Clara Lyman, born June 5, 1855. Teacher in Boston. 

2 Helen Sophia, bom October 27, 1856; died July 

31, 1881. 

3 James Arthur, bom October 22, 1858; died October 

23, 1889. 

4 Lydia Jenness, died in infancy. 

5 Horace Lindsay, died in infancy. 

James Arthur, son of James and Lydia Jenness, married 
Mary Evelyn Clark, of Berwick, Maine, October 27, 1886; 
died October 23, 1889. Child: 

1 Arthur Clark, born January 25, 1889. A student 
in Boston University. 

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A very interesting and authentic record of an- 
other branch of the Harrington family is furnished 
by Mrs. Tilley L. Harrington, of Smyrna, N. Y. 
Her letter is splendidly written, and the penman- 
ship, taking into consideration the age of Mrs. 
Harrington, is truly remarkable. It refers to the 
family of Stephen Harrington, who had brothers, 
John, Benjamin, William, Charles, and Josiah, all 
of whom are descendants of William, who was born 
in Kingston, Rhode Island. The record is given 
complete, and we are greatly indebted to Mrs. Har- 
rington for its accuracy. 

William Harrington, born at Kingston, R. I., married 
Sarah Baker. Children: 

1 Stephen, bom at Kingston, R. I,, May 8, 1778; died 
in Sherboiime, N. Y., November 26, 1859, aged 
81 years; married Abigail Sheldon, lx)rn August 
26, 1791; died August 11, 1860. Children: 

1 Asa, born February 28, 1809; died May 15, 1885; 

married Lucy Wilcox, born September 14, 1816; 
died January 27, 1899. Had nine children, 
eight girls and one boy. 

2 William, born January 7, 1811; died Decmibcr 

11, 1873; married Harriet BiX)oks, five children. 
Dr. Devillo W. Harrington, George Har- 
rington, Arista, Couwin, and . 

3 Stephen, born July 4, 1813; died October 17, 1889, 

aged 76; married first, Samantlia Westgate; 
second, Laura Crandall. Seven children. 

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4 EzEKiEL, died December 4, 1897, aged 80 years; 

married first, Emily Alexander; second, Char- 
lotte Wood. Five children. 

5 RoxANA, born October 15, 1819; died November 

24, 1899; married James Fairchild. Two children. 

6 Russell, born January 18, 1822; died December 

7, 1897; married Rachell Brebee. No children. 

7 Phebe, bom May 17, 1824; died September 22, 

1902; married Luther Northropp. 

8 Harriett, died May 6, 1849. 

9 Lewis, died June 14, 1901, 72 years old; married 

Marietta Grain. Three sons and one daughter. 

10 TiLLEY L. Harrington, born December 19, 1831; 

married Parthena Simons, bom June 15, 1838. 
Had two children now deceased. 

11 Sarah, deceased. 

2 John, lived in Washington County, N. Y. 

3 William, lived in Canada. 

4 Benjamin had two sons, Erastus and Simon. Eras- 

Tus lived in Fairport, N. Y. Charles lived in 
Pompey, Onondaga County, N. Y. 

5 JosiAH, born in Rhode Island, June 15, 1787; died 

November 10, 1869; married Sarah Avery, May 
6, 1794. Seven children. 



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l^att. 3lBaar S. I^arrtttgtntt 

In the year 1841 the Mayor of the City of Buf- 
falo was Hon. Isaac R. Harrington. He died on 
the 21st day of August, 1851, leaving a widow, 
Amanda Harrington, who died January 1, 1874, 
aged 83 years. They had five children, Edmund 
R. Harrington, Mrs. Juliet E. Harrington Pease. 
Charles L. Harrington, Donald U., and Marian. 

The records of the Buffalo Historical Society 
also show that Charles L. Harrington, eldest son 
of Isaac, died in Buffalo, April 10, 1866, aged 53 
years. Donald U., second son of Isaac, died 
November 7, 1851, aged 31 years. Marian, daugh- 
ter of Isaac, died in Detroit, November 6, 1843, 
aged 20. The family of Isaac Harrington attended 
the Central Presbyterian Church, and lived at 
No. 11 Court Street, where Mr. Harrington died. 

The writer has been unable to ascertain definitely 
the early ancestry of Isaac R. Harrington, but 
has been informed indirectly that liis ancestors 
came from Vermont. It mav be that he is of the 
family of Isaac Harrington, of Shrewsbury, Mass., 
who married Hannah, the daughter of Jacob 
Whipple, of Grafton, Mass. It is also probable 
that he was the son of Abraham Harrington, born 
in 1791. 

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The Buffalo Courier of August 21, 1851, says: 
*'Mr. Harrington was one of the old citizens of 
Buflfalo, holding the office of Mayor for the term 
of one year. His administration was marked by 
firmness and consistency. In private life Mr. 
Harrington was a kind and indulgent father, a 
charitable man, and a firm friend, and his loss 
will be felt by a large circle of acquaintances.*' 
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser of the same 
date pays the following tribute: "Mr. Harrington 
was a man of no ordinary ability. He possessed 
great executive talent, and has exercised no incon- 
siderable influence here in public affairs for the 
last twenty years.*' 



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The above-named Andrew Murray Harrington died 
at Jamestown, N. Y., Thursday, May 30, 1901. He 
was the second son of Noah Harrington and Keziah 
Dix, of Vermont. He was a man deeply interested 
in public affairs, possessing a most patriotic spirit 
at all times, and was highly respected by the peo- 
ple of Jamestown, where he lived for many years. 
He left him surviving his wife, Catherine, and 
three daughters: Mrs. Alexis Crane, Isabelle 
Harrington, and Sara Gertrude Harrington, all 
of whom live in Jamestown. 

Sara Gertrude Harrington, daughter of Andrew 
Murray Harrington, residing with her mother. 
No. 311 West Fourth Street, Jamestown, N. Y., has 
shown a considerable talent for literary work, 
and has written many clever stories for periodicals 
of the present day. 

The following is a record of the family of Andrew 
Murray Harrington, direct to the original ancestor, 
Robert Harrington, of Watertown, Mass. 

Robert Harrington, of Watertown, Mass., married 
Susanna, daughter of John George, October 1, 1649. 

Thomas Harrington, of Watertown, Mass., married 

Rebecca, widow of John White, and daughter of Joseph 

Bemis, April 1, 1686. 

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Ebenezer Harrington, of Franiingham, Mass., married 
Hepzebah Cloyes February 3, 1707-8. 

Ebenezer Harrington, born March 8, 1716-7. 

Isaac Harrington was a grandson of Ebenezer Harring- 
ton, bom March 8, 1716-7. He was a resident of Living- 
ston County, N. Y., and was born February 12, 1766. 

Noah Wheaton Harrington, born January 15, 1803; 
married Keziah Dix in 1826; died November 18, 1884. 

Andrew Murray Harrington, born May 8, 1829; died 
May 29, 1901; married Catherine Virginia Whitaker, May 
23, 1854, at Nunda, Livingston County, N. Y. 

Joseph E. Harrington, residing at 107 Second 
Street, N. W., Washington, D. C, is in all prob- 
ability a descendent of that branch of the family 
represented by Joseph Harrington, of Lexington, 
who married Lucy Russell, daughter of Philip 
Russell, March 27, 1792. A son of Joseph and 
Lucy married, and moved to Baltimore, and there 
had several children, who are now located at Bal- 
timore, Washington, and other cities in that locality. 

As the work of compiling this record of gene- 
alogical facts draws to a close a feeling of sincere 
regret steals over me that the task is so soon done. 

So pleasant has it been, and so very many in- 
teresting things have come to light that instead 
of work, it has seemed but a playspell. 

Thorough as I have tried to be, I fully realize 
the imperfection that exists — and must, of neces- 

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sity, in a work of this character; — and I only ask 
those who come into possession of this Httle volume 
that they may be charitable in their criticism, and 
value it for the aid it may be to them in their in- 
vestigations along this line, by reason of the data 
given of the Harrington family in the earlier days. 

The record discloses many interesting facts, bear- 
ing upon the natural characteristics of this family, 
of which we, as members, may well feel proud. 

First: As patriots in defense of the proposi- 
tion "That these Colonies are, and of right ought 
to be, free and independent, " no family can show 
a record more honorable. There were eleven 
of them with Captain Parker, at Lexington, and 
of the first blood shed for the cause of liberty, 
that of Jonathan and Caleb Harrington was mingled 
with their compatriots on that memorable 19th of 
April, 1775. 

Second : When the security of the nation founded 
by their forefathers was endangered by the curse 
of slavery, again was our particular branch of this 
time-honored family represented in the field of action. 
The records of the Army and Navy show that at 
Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, The Wilderness, with 
Sherman on his march to the sea, and at the surrender 
of Lee before Richmond, there were stalwart sons of 
the Harrington name emulating the example of 
patriotism set by their forefathers in the days of 1776. 

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Third: In times of peace, we find them as 
lawyers, doctors, teachers, ministers of the gospel, 
artisans, and in the agricultural pursuits, perform- 
ing the duties of citizenship, having a righteous 
regard for the religion of justice between man and 
man, living lives of honor and integrity as sug- 
gested by a strict construction of the Golden Rule. 

May those who come after do as well. May 
they share with the writer a feeling of responsibility 
for a perpetuation of the Harrington name upon 
the high plane of honor where we now find it to 
be, and may the history of the generations yet 
to come write the name of "Harrington" as hav- 
ing been true to themselves and to their honorable 
and patriotic inheritance. 



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Harrington, Charles, Earl of, soldier, born 
in England, March 17, 1753; died in Brighton, 
England, September 5, 1829. He entered the 
footguards in 1769, when he was Lord Petersham. 
In February, 1776, as a captain in the 29th Regi- 
ment, he arrived at Quebec, and served in all the 
operations of General Burgoyne until the surrender 
at Saratoga, where he was that officer's aide, and car- 
ried his dispatches to England. He succeeded to 
the earldom in 1779, afterrv^ards served in the West 
Indies, and was promoted general in 1803. He was 
captain, governor, and constable of Windsor Castle. 

Harrington, Ebenezer Burke, lawyer, born 
near Lyons, Wayne County, N. Y., in 1813; died 
in Detroit, Mich., in 1844. He was educated in 
New York City, and in 1830- '31 served as reporter 
of the Senate of that State. He began the study 
of law in 1832, and compiled a digest of English 
and American equity cases with the aid of Oliver 
L. Barbour (Saratoga, 1837). In June of the 
latter year he was admitted to the bar. In 1837 
he removed from Saratoga, N. Y., to Michigan, 
where he was employed with E. J. Roberts in arran- 
ging and indexing the revised statutes of that State. 

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He was elected a member of the State Senate in 
1839, and acted as State reporter from that year 
until his death. He is the author of "Harrington's 
Chancery Reports" (Detroit 1841). 

Harringtox, Joseph, Jr., clerg}Taan, born in 
Roxbury, Mass., February 21, 1813; died in San 
Francisco, Cal., November 2, 1852. He was 
graduated at Harvard in 1833, and became prin- 
cipal of the academy at East Greenwich, R. I., 
but at the end of six months took charge of the 
Haws School at South Boston, where he remained 
for five years. ^Miile teaching he studied theology, 
and in the autumn of 1839 was sent as a missionary 
to Chicago, 111., by the American Unitarian Asso- 
ciation. After his ordination as an evangelist 
in Boston, in September, 1840, Mr. Harrington 
returned to the West, and was the first to introduce 
the doctrines of his denomination in Milwaukee 
and other places. He held a pastorate in Hart- 
ford, Conn., from 1846 till 1852, when enfeebled 
health induced him to accept a call from San Fran- 
cisco. He sailed from New York in July of that 
year, but in crossing the isthmus caught the Panama 
fever, which resulted fatally. After his death 
appeared a volume of his sermons, with a memoir 
by William "VMiiting (Boston, 1854). 



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Harrington, M.utK Wilrod, astronomer, bom 
in Sycamore, 111., August 18, 1848. He was grad- 
uated at the University of Michigan in 1868, and 
has since lectured on astronomy in OberUn College, 
and in the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouo^e. 
For a year he was connected with the Chinese 
foreign office in Peking, and he also spent a year 
in Alaska. Subsequently he became professor of 
astronomy in the University of ^lichigan, which 
chair he now holds, being also director of the observa- 
tory. He is a fellow of the American Association 
for the advancement of science, and he is a mem- 
ber of other societies. In 1884 he established the 
"American Meteorological Journal," of which he 
in 1887 was chief editor. 

Harrington, S.aj^iuel >Lajcwell, jurist, bom 
in Dover, Del., February' 5, 1803; died in Phila- 
delphia, November 28, 1865. He was graduated 
at Washington College, Charlestown, Md., in 18"23, 
with the first honors of his class, studied law, and 
was admitted to the bar. He was appointed Sec- 
retary of State of Delaware, in 1829, and again 
in 1830, and in the following year he was selected 
to fill a vacancy on the bench of the State Supreme 
Court, and became its cliief justice, holding the 
office until the court was united with the Superior 
Court. In the latter he sat as associate justice 

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until 1855, when he was again made chief justice. 
In 1857 he succeeded to the chancellorship, the 
highest judicial office in the State. In 1849 he had 
been placed at the head of a commission to revise 
and codify the laws, and received a vote of thanks 
from the Legislature. During the Civil War Judge 
Harrington was a staunch supporter of the govern- 
ment, and did much to strengthen the adminis- 
tration of Mr. Lincoln. In 1854 he received 
the honorary degree of LL. D. He is the author 
of "Reports of the Supreme Court of Delaware'' 
(3 vols., Dover, 1837-44). 

Harrington, Timothy, clergyman, born in 
Waltham, Mass., in 1715; died in Lancaster, Worces- 
ter County, Mass., December 18, 1795. He was gradu- 
ated at Harvard in 1737, studied theology, and settled 
in 1741 as pastor of a Congregational church, in 
Lower Ashuelot, now Swanzey, N. H., whence he was 
driven by the Indians in 1747. The following year he 
was called to the church at Lancaster, where he re- 
mained until his death. It was related of him that 
having been in the habit, before the Revolutionary 
War, of praying in his pulpit for the health of "our 
excellent King George, " he so far forgot himself on 
one occasion, after the Declaration of Independence, 
as to lapse into the old form, but immediately added, 
" O Lord ! I mean George Washington. " He was one 

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of the most pure and gentle-hearted among New Eng- 
land pastors, a scholar of remarkable attainments, 
and possessed of warm affections. He was accused of 
being a loyalist, and was undoubtedly opposed to the 
Whigs, being of the opinion that separation would ruin 
the colonies. In 1777 a list of proscribed persons 
was posted up in town meeting, to which his name had 
been added on motion of someone who disliked him. 
He thereupon arose, " his hairs touched with silver, 
and his benignant features kindled into a glow of 
honest indignation, " and baring his bosom before his 
people, exclaimed, "Strike, strike, here with your 
daggers! I am a true friend of my country. " 



(danalrg S^nvXtt U^rori— War nf X\]v 

Andrew Benjamin Harrington, age 19, en- 
listed December 7, 1863, for three years, as 
a private, 24th N. Y. Cavalry; appointed 
corporal, Co. H, May 31, 1865; mustered 
out June 26, 1865, at Clouds Mills, Va. 

Erastus Harrington, 22 years old, enlisted 
December 21, 1863, Amboy, N. Y. Was a 
private in Co. G, N. Y., and after l)oing 
mustered out in 1865, entered the regular 
service. 

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Benjamin Harrington enlisted at Columbus, 
N. Y., age 30, Co. D, 20th N. Y. Cavalry. 

Chauncey Harrington, age 18, enlisted from 
Troy, N. Y., in Co. D, 21st N. Y. Cavalry, 
September 2, 1864. 

James H. Harrington, 23 years, enlisted from 
Troy, N. Y., July 18, 1864. 

Michael Harrington, age 19, enlisted Novem- 
ber 30, 1863, as private in Co. L., 21st 
N. Y. Cavalry. Wounded, July 24, 1864. 
Died at Cumberland, Md., August 19, 1864. 

Allen R. Harrington, age 27 years, enlisted 
as a member of Co. D, 22d N. Y. Cavalry, 
December 22d, 1863, at Livonia, N. Y. 
Mustered out August 12, 1865. 

James Harrington, 21 years, enlisted at New 
York, April 13, 1865. 

James C. Harrington, age 24, enlisted Novem- 
ber 12, 1863, from Urbana, N. Y., as Ser- 
geant, Co. G. 

Ransom B. Harrington, 25 years, enlisted, 
Rochester N. Y., November 27, 1863, as 
a private in Co. F. 

Silas N. Harrington, 16 years of age, enlisted 
from Rome, N. Y., in Co. C, mustered 
out August 1, 1865, at Winchester, Va. 

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SI}? JFamtlo ^ttavhsi from EnglanJi 

I. 

Harrington, Baron. 

By writ of summons, December 30, 1324. 
18 jr. Edward II. Extinct 1554. 

Lineage: 

The family of Harrington derived their surname 
from Haverington in the County of Cumberland, 
a lordship of which they were very anciently pos- 
sessed,but from the time of Edward I., their chief 
seat was at Aldringham in Lancashire, which manor 
was acquired by — 

I. Robert de Harrington, with his wife 
Agnes, sister and heir of William de Cancefield, 
Lord of Aldringham. To this Robert succeeded 
his son. 

II. John de Harrington, who in the 34tli 
Edward I., amongst the rest of those stout young 
soldiers wlio were then to attend the king into 
Scotland, received the honor of kniglithood, with 
Prince Edward, by bathing and other sacred cere- 
monies. 

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In the 12th year of Edward II. he had a hcense 
to impark 600 acres of woodmoor and marsh with- 
in the precincts of his lordship of Aldringham. 
Summoned to ParUament as a baron December 
30, 1324 to 1345. Married Margaret, daughter 
of Sir Richard BarUngton, and had an only son, — 

III. Robert, who died in the lifetime of his 
father, leaving issue by wife Elizabeth, daughter 
of John de Multon, of Egremond: 

1 John, successor to grandfather. 

2 Robert, from whom descended the Lords 

Harrington, of Exton. 

3 Simon, ancestor of the Harringtons of 

Bishton. 

Lord Harrington died in 1347, and was suc- 
ceeded by his grandson, — 

IV. John Harrington, second baron, sum- 
moned to Parliament February 14, 1348, to March 
10, 1349; died 1363. Succeeded by son then in 
minority. 

V. Robert Harrington, third baron, sum- 
moned to Parliament August 4, 1377, during remain- 
der of his life. Received honor of knighthood at 
coronation of Richard I., and was the same year 

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employed in his Majesty's service at Calais. Mar- 
ried Isabel, daughter of Sir Nigel Lorpng, K. G., 
and had issue: 

1 John (Sir), liis successor. 

2 William, successor to his brother. He 

died in 1405, and was succeeded by his 
oldest son, — 

VI. Sir John Harrington, fourth baron, 
summoned to Parliament under the misnomer of 
Robert, from his succession to September 3, 1417. 
This nobleman was in the expedition made into 
France in the 3d Henry V., and the next year, 
being retained by indenture to serve the king in 
those wars, he received £295 in hand toward his 
wages upon that account. But soon after, purpos- 
ing to travel in foreign parts, he declared liis testa- 
ment June 8, 1417, bequeathing his body to be 
buried wherever he should happen to die, and to 
Elizabeth, his wife, one half of all his silver vessels; 
after which he survived only a year, for the probate 
of that will bears the date of April 27, 1418. Leaving 
no issue, he was succeeded by his brother, — 

VII. Sir William Harrixc.ton, fifth baron, 
summoned to Parliament February (J, 1421, to 
September 6, 1439. Served as sherilF of York- 
shire, and was governor of the castle in the lOth 
Henry V. He was afterwards engaged in the wars 

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of France in the reign of Henry V. and VI. Married 
Margaret, the sister of Thomas, son of Sir Robert 
Nevill, of Thornby, Knt., and had an only child, — 

VIII. Elizabeth, who died in her father's 
lifetime, married to William, Lord Bonville, and 
had a son, — 

IX. William Bonville, who in her right, 
became Lord Harrington; died in the lifetime of 
his father, lea\T[ng a daughter, — 

X. Cicely Bonville, who married first, Thom- 
as Grey, Marquis of Dorset, and second, Henry 
Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire. Lord Harrington died 
in 1547, leaving his grandson, William Bonville, 
above mentioned, his heir. 

Cicely BouAdlle, the daughter and heiress of 
Sir William, married first Thomas Grey, and she 
conveyed the baronies of Bonville and Har- 
rington to the noble house of Grey, where they 
continued until the attainder in 1554 of Henry 
Grey, Duke of Suffolk, when those dignities along 
with his grace's other honors became extinct. 

Reign of Mary — "Bloody Mary." Henry Grey 
was father of Lady Jane Grey. 

Arms: Sa - a - fret - argent. 

Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, was beheaded 
October 23, 1554, and, being attainted, all his honors 
became forfeited. 

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n. 

Baron Harrington, of Exton, in the County 
of Rutland. By letters patent, dated July 21, 
1603. Extinct, 1614. 

Lijieage: 

This branch of the ancient Harrington family, 
barons by merit, springing from 

I. Sir Robert Harrington, grandson of Sir 
John de Harrington, who had been summoned to 
Parliament in the Reign of Edward II., and second 
son of Robert de Harrington and his wife, Eliza- 
beth, daughter of and co-heir of John de Melton, 
of Egremond. This Robert left a son, — 

II. John de Harrington, who married Agnes, 
daughter of Lawrence Flete, Esq., of Flete, in tlie 
County of Lincoln, and, dying in 1421, was suc- 
ceeded by his son, — 

III. Robert de Harrington, who wedded one 
of the daughters of John de la Laund, and was suc- 
ceeded by his son, — 

IV. John de Harrington, who, having mar- 
ried Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Colepeper, 
acquired thereby the manor of Exton, in Rutland- 
shire, and fixed his residence there. He was suc- 
ceeded by his son, — 

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— ^M^— — — ^i— — — ^— I I — 11 l»l I —11 I ■■■■ ■■■■■■^■^M^IM I.l.l I I I— — — — — — ^^M^— ^M— »»^ 

V. Robert Harrington, Esq., of Exton, who 
served as sheriff for the county of Rutland in 1492- 
1498. He married Maud, daughter of Sir John 
Prisett, Knt., Chief Justice of the Court of Common 
Pleas, and died in 1501; was succeeded by his son, — 

VI. Sir John Harrington, Knt., of Exton, 
whose son, — 

Vn. Sir John Harrington, Knt., married 
Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Moton, of Peckle- 
ton, in the county of Leicester. This Sir John 
was treasurer of the army at Boulogne, to Henry 
Vni. He was succeeded by his son, — 

Vin. Sir James Harrington, Knt., of Exton, 
who married Lucy, daughter of Sir William Sidney, 
of Penshurst, and sister of Sir Philip Sidney, K. G., 
by whom he had three sons, — 

1 John, his successor. 

2 Henry (Sir). 

3 James, of Redlington, in the county of Rut- 

land, who was created a baronet June 29, 
1611, a dignity now enjoyed by his descend- 
ant Sir Edward Harrington, Bart., of 
Redlington. Sir James died in 1592, 
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IX. Sir John Harrington, Knt., who was 
elevated to the peerage by letters patent dated 
July 31, 1603, as Baron Harrington, of Exton. 
His lordship was tutor to the Princess Elizabeth, 
daughter of King James I., until her marriage to 
the Palatine of Bohemia, when he attended her 
royal highness to Germany. He married Annie, 
only daughter and heiress of Robert Kelway, Esq., 
surveyor of the Court of Wards and Liveries, and 
had issue, — 

1 John, his successor. 

2 Lucie, married to Edward Russell, third 

Earl of Bedford. 

3 Frances, married to Sir Robert Chi- 

chester, K. B., and had an only daughter, 
Annie, married to Robert, Lord Kin- 
losse, by whom she was mother of Robert, 
Earl of Aylesbury. His lordship died in 
1613, and was succeeded by his son, — 

X. John Harrington, second baron, at whose 
decease, in 1614, the Barony of Harrington, of Exton, 
became extinct, and his lordship's estates devolved 
upon his sisters, Lucy, Countess of Bedford, and 
Frances, Lady Chichester. 



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IX. 

Seat of John Harrington, Combe Abbey, near 
Coventry. 

Seat of Duke of Bedford, Wobume Abbey. 

A tomb to IX made by Nicholas Stone, statuary 
to James I., for (IX) Sir John, wife, son and daugh- 
ter, by Lucy, Countess of Bedford, at Exton, cost 
£1,020. 

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The following is an extract from 
the Catholic Union and Tinies^ 
December 26, igoj: 



lEug^n? !!• I^arrtttgtnu 

We take pleasure in referring to that well- 
known lawyer and gentleman, Mr. Eugene W. 
Harrington, whose professional offices are located 
in the Brisbane Building on Main Street. INIr. 
Harrington is no stranger to the readers of the 
Catholic Union and Times or the members of the 
Buffalo diocese, as he has been a resident of this 
city for many years, and has been conspicuous, not 
only as a lawyer and gentleman, but in public life. 
Mr. Harrington is reputed to be one of the most 
scholarly and erudite attorneys practicing at the 
Erie County bar. He is a trial lawyer of note and 
success and has more than local fame as a pleasing 
orator, an art in which he has abundant oppor- 
tunity to perfect himself. He is frequently called 
upon to make addresses in public gatherings, and 
last Wednesday spoke before the Boot and Slioo 
Club of Boston on "The Electrical Development of 
the Niajjara Frontier." It is n-nitifvinjji: (o note that 
Bufl'alo men are singled out on such occasions. 



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